Empathy

26 Mar

Empathy

26 Mar

Participants in 7 studies liked and respected those who empathized with those about whom they felt the same. However, if they disliked the object of empathy, they also disliked the empathizers. (In brief. Empathy in eye of beholder. Monitor on Psychology, 2021, 52(3), p. 13.) http://www.finebergpsychotherap.com

Wisdom

19 Mar

Aldous Huxley: The propagandist’s purpose is to make one set of people forget that certain other sets of people are human. http://www.finebergpsychotherapy.com

Cognition

12 Mar

Chess players’ probability of picking optimal moves peaks at age 35 and plateaus for about 10 years before starting to decline. (In brief. Cognitive performance peaks at 35. Monitor on Psychology. 2021, 52(2), pp. 16-17.) http://www.finebergpsychotherapy.com

Wisdom

26 Feb

Theodore Roosevelt: Comparison is the thief of joy. http://www.finebergpsychotherapy.com

Wisdom

12 Feb

Anika J. Green: If you are not consciously building your habits, they are unconsciously building you. http://www.finebergpsychotherapy .com

Wit

9 Jan

Adam Grant: Argue like you’re right and listen like you’re wrong. http://www.finebergpsychotherapy.com

Holiday wish

3 Jan

Happy 2023!

Self-Harm

18 Dec

Non-suicidal self-injury, like cutting, seems to be contagious among adolescents. (In brief. Socially contagious self-harm. Monitor on Psychology. 2021, 52(2), p. 16. http://www.finebergpsychotherapy.com

Wisdom

5 Dec

Soren Kierkegaard: Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards. http://www.finebergpsychotherapy.com