Want to achieve your dreams? Try subdividing your goals
Have a massive, daring goal in mind? Breaking it into smaller steps can help you achieve your dreams.
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Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms: News and Research on Defense Mechanisms
MeSH tree: F01.393
A mental process that leads to putting off an unpleasant task
Putting off a burdensome task may seem like a universal trait, but new research suggests that people whose negative attitudes tend to dictate their behavior in a range of situations are more likely to delay tackling the task ...
Mar 1, 2024
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Study finds neuromodulation of the brain with ultrasound waves leads to braver behavior in situations of mental conflict
Psychologists at the University of Würzburg have investigated the extent to which neuromodulation of the brain with ultrasound waves influences people's behavior. The results can also be used as a basis for therapeutic purposes.
Feb 1, 2024
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It's normal for your mind to wander. Here's how to maximize the benefits
Have you ever found yourself thinking about loved ones during a boring meeting? Or going over the plot of a movie you recently watched during a drive to the supermarket?
Jan 11, 2024
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Study shows sex could be a better predictor of sports performance than gender identity
Sex may be a more useful explanatory variable than gender identity for predicting the performance of athletes in mass-participation races, a new paper has found.
Dec 21, 2023
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'They will come at me': Study investigates fear of retaliation in America's nursing homes
While highly prevalent and pervasive, the fear of retaliation has largely been overlooked in policy and research. A new study seeks to improve understanding of this phenomenon.
Dec 19, 2023
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Adolescents and young adults open to discussing sexual identity and gender identity with doctors, research finds
Teenagers and young adults are fairly open to the idea of talking with their doctors and nurses about their sexual orientation and gender identity, and are okay being asked through various methods, whether on paper, electronically, ...
Oct 20, 2023
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Researchers find early emergence of procrastination in children
A new study out of Brock's Developing Memory and Cognition Lab shows there may be more to those heartfelt requests from toddlers for "five more minutes" before heading to bed than researchers have previously understood.
Mar 7, 2023
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Procrastination: The cognitive biases that enable it, and why it's sometimes useful
Are you procrastinating? I am. I have been delaying writing this article for the last few days even though I knew I had a deadline. I have scrolled through social media, and I have gone down a rabbit hole looking up houses ...
Dec 13, 2022
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Research suggests that children who doubt their gender identity may enter puberty earlier
A new study from Aarhus University shows that children who have expressed a desire at the age of 11 to be a different gender enter puberty earlier than their peers. However, more research is required, says the researchers ...
Nov 18, 2022
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