Have you ever stood at the edge of a cliff, the balcony of a high-rise, or the walkway of a bridge, and thought, "I should just jump" or "What if I jump"? Even with zero intention of doing it, the thought still pops up. Where does this crazy thinking come...
Equanimity: A Key to Mental Fitness
Equanimity is a term that might not come up in everyday conversation, but its significance, especially in the context of mental health and fitness, cannot be overstated. At its core, equanimity refers to a state of psychological stability. And this is undisturbed by experience of or exposure to emotions, pain,...
Willpower: A Finite Resource?
There's a debate in the scientific community whether willpower is a finite resource, so to speak, and it fades as the day progresses, or it is widely available throughout the day. Well, the research shows both can be true actually. And here’s why. Too many big decisions early in the...
Cognitive Flexibility
Cognitive flexibility is a term that describes a person's ability to shift or switch between new, unplanned or changing events. It’s also the ability to change from one way of thinking to another. And this can be challenging and uncomfortable, but that is a good thing! It’s important to develop...
Belief Effects
Thoughts affect biology, and this is well established in the fields of medicine and psychology. This phenomenon is called a belief effect. As examples, look at both the placebo and nocebo effects, which I've highlighted on this platform before. In a nutshell, a placebo is when a patient expects a...