You show your friend a music video from your favourite band, hoping they’ll like it as much as you do. After about a minute into the video, your friend blurts out, “Ugh… the singer makes me cringe!” You feel devastated, wronged, and slightly embarrassed. “Is this supposed to be cringe-worthy? I didn’t realize this was […]
Interview body language tips (for success)
People say you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. Yet, that’s exactly what the human mind does over and over. It also manifests in interview body language. The human mind tends to make as many decisions as it can be based on minimal information. This happens in almost all human interactions including a job […]
Understanding the psychology of weight loss
In this article, we’ll explore the psychology of weight loss- why some people lose motivation to lose weight and what motivates others to carry on. Most people know the basics of losing weight- that it’s all a game of energy. In order to lose weight, you have to burn more energy than you consume. You […]
Impostor syndrome: When top achievers feel like frauds
Joe was a brilliant actor who had been nominated for the best actor award in an award ceremony. He had worked hard and his movie had done very well. When the announcer announced that he was the winner, Joe felt a cocktail of emotions- he was joyous, inexplicably sad, relieved and excited all at the […]
Why new lovers keep talking on the phone endlessly
“I think about you all the time.”“I want to be with you all the time.”“I like talking to you all the time.” These are among the common sentences that you hear in romantic songs, poems, movies, and from love-struck people in real life. Love makes people say and do things that seem irrational or even downright stupid. […]
How to overcome the fear of failure
Many motivational speakers and self-help gurus lambast the fear of failure as if it’s some kind of a curse on humanity. Hardly anyone ever points out why we have this fear in the first place and, dare I say, the potential benefits of having this fear. I’m strongly against lambasting human emotions because that way you rob […]
How to know real friends from the fake ones
Have you ever caught yourself wondering if the people you call friends are really your friends? Have you ever complained, “He only talks to me when he needs me” or “I only exist when you need something”? Apparently, fake friends are the ones that only contact you when they need something. People who complain of […]
The 5 stages of group development
In Human Resources Management, there’s this 5-stage model of group development that was put forward by Bruce Tuckman. I’ve always been interested in group dynamics and group development and behaviour. I found this model useful in explaining not only team dynamics at the workplace but also friendships and relationships. A man cannot do all the […]
Answering multiple-choice questions using psychology
I have appeared in numerous multiple-choice type tests over the course of my educational career. When you do the same thing over and over you understand new things about it or at least look at it in a different way. I noticed that there are some patterns in these types of questions- patterns that, if […]
Why do people repeat themselves over and over
Have you ever wondered why people keep repeating the same thing in conversations over and over? If you’re anything like me, you can’t ignore the content of conversations because you know that language can be a window to the mind. People repeat what they say for a number of reasons in a variety of contexts. […]