Unlock the transformative power of your mind with Psychology Now: Small Changes, Big Differences, your essential guide to achieving a happier and healthier life. Delve into 100 pages of expert advice that not only help you cope with the climate crisis but also teach you how to declutter your life and free your mind, enhancing your overall well-being. Discover the profound benefits of friendship and more as you take control of your mental landscape and embrace a brighter future.
Welcome to Psychology Now • TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR MIND FOR A HAPPIER, HEALTHIER LIFE
WHAT MAKES US shy? • Being shy can impact the way we live our lives, but is it a trait that can be overcome? Or do we need to learn to embrace our shyness?
Memory & RETAINING INFORMATION • We take it for granted, but how do we retain and utilize information from our environment?
5 memory MYTH BUSTERS • Our memories of experiences, sensations and emotions play a huge role in our future behaviors, but they can often be misunderstood. We’re here to debunk some of the most common memory myths
THE Nature VS NURTURE DEBATE • The oldest and often the bitterest debate in psychology continues into the 21st century
Declutter YOUR LIFE • Clutter can cause no end of stress whether it is physical or mental; it makes the place look untidy, swallows up space, and clouds your judgment, but there is a wonderfully simple antidote: decluttering
IT’S A Laughing MATTER • Psychologists have discovered that laughter is not what we think it is
THE Blind EYE • Do people really turn away when someone cries for help? The bystander effect suggests they do
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF THE Climate CRISIS • The climate crisis is a risk that our minds struggle to deal with, but psychological insights can help catalyse action
HOW TO NAVIGATE SIBLING RIVALRY IN ADULTHOOD • You love your brothers and sisters, but why do they leave you so… ‘arrrrgh’? Read on to discover how to turn your sibling rivalry into sibling revelry
BREAK UP WITH SOCIAL Media • Step away from the Likes, the intrusive algorithms and the life comparisons, and discover the benefits of disconnecting from your digital life
Cognitive BIAS • Explore how the peculiarities of human information processing influence our perception of situations and events
THE BENEFITS OF Boredom • From childhood onwards, we’re encouraged to chase boredom from our lives. However, research is showing that this much-maligned emotion is actually crucial to our wellbeing
YOUR BRAIN ON Music • What happens inside your head when you are listening to your favourite tunes?
GRADES OF grief • Whether you’re struggling with losing someone close to you or coming to terms with the death of someone who wasn’t, grieving is a very personal process
Case Study COMPLEX LOSS • Founder of @ThatGoodGrief, Rachel Reichblum, talks about the complexities of losing both parents in close succession, and the different emotions she felt
THE POWER OF Friendship • Strong personal connections in our lives can provide much more than simply companionship; friendship can shape who we are and enhance our overall wellbeing
THE placebo EFFECT • How do sugar pills and saltwater injections trick the mind into healing the body?
WHEN EATING BECOMES AN ISSUE • With nearly 30 million Americans estimated to have an eating disorder in their lifetime, we take a look at this complex problem
UNDERSTANDING NIGHTMARES • Why do we have bad dreams and what can we do to stop them?
Deciding IS DIFFICULT • How people make their minds up is one of the most interesting, and best funded, areas in psychology
FIGHT OR Flight • The brain’s ancient threat-detection system gets us...