by jmalouff | Jan 21, 2021 | Emotions, Human Thinking and Behavior, Positive psychology
I recently read an article about a Spanish cross-country runner who did something unusual. An African runner who was well ahead of everyone else misinterpreted the location of the finish line and stopped too soon. The Spanish runner caught up to him and told him to...
by jmalouff | Jan 20, 2021 | Emotions, Human Thinking and Behavior, Positive psychology, Well-Being
Last night I thanked my immune system for doing so well. I have had very few infectious illnesses in my adult life. I also thanked my eyes for keeping my sight going. I have glaucoma, yet I see. Then I thanked my heart for beating zillions of times. I am a grateful...
by jmalouff | Jan 20, 2021 | Motivation, Observational learning
People like dystopian stories. I have read many: 1984, The Iron Heel, Brave New World, Fahrenheit 451. Some get made into movies. I remember The Time Machine best because I saw the movie version, and the visuals stick in my mind. You may have read or seen...
by jmalouff | Jan 20, 2021 | Health-related behavior, Human Thinking and Behavior
George Orwell was an idiot. Yes, he wrote the two most impactful novels of the 20th Century: Animal Farm, mocking communism, and 1984, showing the horrors of future totalitarian government. Give him credit there. But he also did something highly foolish. He went to...
by jmalouff | Jan 20, 2021 | Human Thinking and Behavior, Social psychology
We do a lot to make ourselves look more attractive. Men and women use hair dye to avoid the appearance of aging. Some people with curly hair straighten it. Others with straight hair curl it. We style hair, we comb, we brush. Where we have too much...