Dr. Daniel Crosby, a psychologist specializing in behavioral finance, wrote an article titled 5 answers for the scared voices in your head. Continue reading “5 Answers for the Scared Voices in your Head”
How investors can stay rational in irrational times
David Lewis, Kelly Peters, and Dan Ariely wrote an article for The Globe and Mail titled How investors can stay rational in irrational times. Continue reading “How investors can stay rational in irrational times”
RAIN: a four-step process for managing periods of acute stress
Dr. Daniel Crosby, a psychologist with a specialty in behavioral finance, has written an article about RAIN, a four-step process for managing periods of acute stress. Continue reading “RAIN: a four-step process for managing periods of acute stress”
Negativity Bias
John Tierney and Roy F. Baumeister wrote an essay for the Wall Street Journal titled For the New Year, Say No to Negativity. Tierney and Baumeister are authors of The Power of Bad: How the Negativity Effect Rules Us and How We Can Rule It.
« negativity bias, it’s the universal tendency for bad events and emotions to affect us more strongly than positive ones. » Continue reading “Negativity Bias”
Stop Making Gratitude All About You
Heidi Grant wrote an article for Harvard Business Review titled Stop Making Gratitude All About You. Continue reading “Stop Making Gratitude All About You”
Why Your Brain Needs Idle Time
Markham Heid wrote an article titled Why Your Brain Needs Idle Time. Continue reading “Why Your Brain Needs Idle Time”
The Amazing Psychology of Japanese Train Stations
Allan Richarz wrote an article for CityLab titled The Amazing Psychology of Japanese Train Stations. Continue reading “The Amazing Psychology of Japanese Train Stations”
Why Is It so Cool to Be Gloomy?
Matt Ridley wrote an article titled Why Is It so Cool to Be Gloomy?
« Has the percentage of the world population that lives in extreme poverty almost doubled, almost halved or stayed the same over the past 20 years? Continue reading “Why Is It so Cool to Be Gloomy?”
the paradox of enjoying sad music
Shahram Heshmat wrote an article for Psychology Today titled 6 Reasons Why We Enjoy Listening to Sad Music: The appeal of listening to sad music. Continue reading “the paradox of enjoying sad music”
Why Your Brain Needs Idle Time
Markham Heid wrote an article titled Why Your Brain Needs Idle Time: Some vital brain functions demand downtime. Continue reading “Why Your Brain Needs Idle Time”
