My notes on everything psychology related.
You know, I am sure, that not numbers or strength brings victory in war; but whichever army goes into battle stronger in soul, their enemies generally cannot withstand them. Xenophon (430?-355? B.C.) In this chapter, Greene turns our attention to team motivation. To successfully build a winning army of any kind, you must know how … Read more
It has been a long-held belief that adolescence is a time of emotional turmoil. There is no shortage of people who have confirmed this claim. The first notable mention can be traced back to 1904, when the first president of the American Psychological Association, G. Stanley Hall referred to adolescence as a time of “storm … Read more
Many people are familiar with the idea that getting babies to listen to Mozart will turn them into geniuses. This news was also reported in China in 2001. But how did it start? A study in the early 90’s showed that performance on one task immediately after listening to Mozart improved. But this does not … Read more
There is a widespread belief that marketers and psychologists have figured out how to hack our brains by using subliminal messages. Some audiotapes claim to improve your sex life, to enlarge a woman’s breasts, and to make you wiser, healthier, and wealthier. However, there is evidence to support the idea of subliminal messaging under tightly … Read more
A surprising number of adults believe that if they fixate on an object, emissions come out. Piaget observed that this belief begins early in life. He notes the case of one child who thought that the looks of two people can connect and mix together. Over half of elementary school children believe that something is … Read more
Almost 70 percent of Americans have reported having an ESP (Extra-Sensory Perception) experience in their lives. ESP means knowledge or perception without using any of the senses. This includes telepathy (minds communicating with each other) and clairvoyance (the mind’s ability to predict the future or to know the past). Miss Cleo was a psychic who … Read more
The human brain has two hemispheres, the right side is responsible for creative thinking, intuition, spontaneity, while the left brain is responsible for analytical, logical, linear thought. You have probably heard about this dichotomy before. and how some people are either right-brained or left-brained. Numerous pop psychology tests have been created online to help you … Read more
The movie Lucy is based on the premise that we use 10 percent of our brains – a myth that has endured the test of time. Self-help gurus, self-proclaimed psychics, and marketers have exploited this myth for their own benefit. In the infamous book, ‘How to Win Friends and Influence People’, a part of the … Read more
The Counter-Balance Strategy The first quality of a General-in-Chief is to have a cool head which receives exact impressions of things, which never gets heated, which never allows itself to be dazzled, or intoxicated, by good or bad news. The successive simultaneous sensations which he receives in the course of a day must be classified, … Read more
In one of his lectures, Jordan Peterson was asked a question about whether morality was merely a matter of who was more powerful. He replied by telling the story of Bret “The Hitman” Heart and recommenda documentary to watch that he thought was one of the best he’s seen: Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows. … Read more