by jmalouff | Aug 13, 2020 | Human Thinking and Behavior, Social psychology
I recently saw wedding photos of a Swiss guy I know who married another man. The two of them looked almost exactly alike: same skin tone, similar hair and beard, same height and body shape, similar age, similar glasses, wearing similar suits. It was as if my pal was...
by jmalouff | Aug 13, 2020 | Human Thinking and Behavior, Social psychology, Social Support
Most people look at others and see races: black, white, yellow, and so on. I have never understood the colours. To me, most “white” people look beige. Donald Trump looks orangish. Albino individuals look white, but there are few of them, and some are...
by jmalouff | Aug 12, 2020 | Health-related behavior, Human Thinking and Behavior, Positive psychology
Do you think you burn a lot of calories? Think you are fit? Those thoughts may be the result of reality. They also help create reality. I am talking about the power of thoughts. You may recognise that what you think influences your mood...
by jmalouff | Aug 12, 2020 | Human Thinking and Behavior, Language, Positive psychology
I have been thinking about political correctness because I recently watched a documentary titled Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich. I did not know that it was socially acceptable to call someone filthy rich. I would not want to be called that. Once an insulting term...
by jmalouff | Jun 9, 2020 | Human Thinking and Behavior, Social psychology
Shaking hands is out for now and probably forever. That is a stark prediction. If it turns out to be wrong, you can tell me. Shaking hands probably started as a way to signal nonaggression. Putting out a hand and touching another person shows...
by jmalouff | Jun 9, 2020 | Human Thinking and Behavior, Mental health problems
Do you think of yourself as a perfectionist? If your perfectionism mostly helps you in life, keep going down that path. I call people in this category not perfectionists but hard workers with high goals. When they fail at something, they feel bad for a short...