Mihály Csíkszentmihályi Discusses Flow and Evolving Self
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, a Professor of Psychology at the University of Chicago has spent three decades researching the lives of creative individuals to uncover their motives and specific traits that contribute to their behavior. His most recent books outline in detail the personal commitment that is adhered to by creative individuals. Their passion and consciousness drives […]
Engaging Consumers in the Flow State
Nick Southgate discusses at the IPA Effectiveness Festival an understanding of using social psychology to increase effectiveness through creativity. Based on what mode of thinking the individual is performing, their flow channel is located between challenges suffered with anxiety and placed above levels of boredom.
Using Flow to Get Maximum Engagement at Work
Based on Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi defined experience with flow, Ed Muzio discusses how to apply this concept to reduce boredom and anxiety in the workplace. To reach the optimal state of flow, balancing challenges with your current skill level will make tasks more manageable. If you are experience low engagement in the workplace, flow can be […]
Using Positive Psychology to Make Yourself Happy
Martin Seligman is the author of “Authentic Happiness.” His theories are based on the methods of positive psychology where a patients strengths are identified in order to enhance their levels of happiness. It is believed that a solution is found through helping the individual increase their identified strengths.
Martin Seligman: The New Era of Positive Psychology
Martin Seligman introduces the study of psychology and its intent of working one on one with each patient. Beyond just treating the disease, Seligman discussed how Psychology can influence the practitioners individual morales and values.
Linking Positive Brains to Performance
The inspirational speaker Shawn Achor is known for his lecture on positive psychology. He travels around the world and to independent businesses lecturing on how human potential and happiness play hand in hand to business success. With 12 years experience at Harvard, he explains how to increase happiness, meaning, success rates and profitability through implementing […]
The Happy Secret to Better Work
Shawn Achor discusses the influence between an employees happiness level to their productivity. As happiness increases, productivity is actually inspired. Achor is a leading psychologist with research in positive psychology. His consulting firm works with businesses towards seeking solutions in positive workplace cultures.
Only Child Characteristics
One of the best perks about being an only child is that you get all of the attention from your parents. That is also the most significant disadvantage of this family situation, as there are no other places for parents to focus on in the family. Being on your own creates some specific behavior traits […]
Does Music Affect Your Mood
Music is a core component of the human experience. When you hear a familiar beat, the rhythm provides the inspiration to tap the toes, bob your head, or start dancing because the song makes you feel good. We often think of the impact that music makes as being one that offers joy and peace, but […]
Negative Motivation
Just as positive information can lead people to higher levels of productivity, negative motivation can help you to achieve more in life. People usually proceed along a specific path in life because they believe that their actions will lead to a desirable outcome. Taking this approach uses the opposite concept. Under the scope of negative […]
Positive Motivation
When you are going through dark circumstances, there are practical ways that you can work to find positive motivation in your life. Hope is still there, no matter how much you may think it has been destroyed. These are the ways that you can stay motivated even if there is negativity lurking all around. 1. […]
External and Internal Locus of Control
Do you believe that you have the power to control the events that happen in your life? Or do you feel like there are factors working against you that make what happens be outside of what you can control? If you would answer in the affirmative to the first question, then you would have an […]
How To Leave An Emotionally Abusive Relationship
There is a lot of uncertainty that you face when dealing with an emotionally abusive relationship. You can feel anxious about leaving because you’re uncertain about money, job prospects, or the health of your children if you have them. People will always say that you should get out of these relationships, but we all know […]
The Ability To Move Things With Your Mind
Is it possible to move things with your mind? It is if you have the gift of telekinesis, which is sometimes referred to as “psychokinesis.” This is a psychic ability which allows you to manipulate physical objects without interacting with them physically. Telekinesis is separated into two different category types. The first is called Macro-PK, […]
How To Tell Is Someone Is Lying About Cheating
If you suspect someone is cheating on you, then figuring out if they are lying is the first step toward discovering the truth. Here’s the problem: most people don’t have a lie detector just lying around that they can use. There are, however, certain tells that people display when they are lying that you can […]
Interpersonal Attraction Definition
In social psychology, the definition of interpersonal attraction is a connection between people which can lead to a platonic or romantic relationship. It is a process of relationship development which is separate from factors such as physical attractiveness. There are many reasons why interpersonal attraction may occur. People who are familiar with one another are […]
Napoleon Compex Symptoms
According to popular theories, Emperor Napoleon I was a short man. A Napoleon complex is a theory that occurs in people of shorter stature. It is typically characterized by having behaviors that are domineering from a social standpoint, along with a very aggressive approach to life. The reason for these behaviors is that shorter people […]
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- Only Child Characteristics
- Does Music Affect Your Mood
- Negative Motivation
- Positive Motivation
- External and Internal Locus of Control
- How To Leave An Emotionally Abusive Relationship
- The Ability To Move Things With Your Mind
- How To Tell Is Someone Is Lying About Cheating
- Interpersonal Attraction Definition
- Napoleon Compex Symptoms