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  • 10 Psychological Tricks To Make Your Life Easier

    10 Psychological Tricks To Make Your Life Easier

    The trick that always wins in rock paper scissors, Hold your drink in your left hand at parties and more …

    Have you ever wondered why some people are able to influence others so easily? 

    Sometimes it’s just thanks to little psychological tricks that can make life easier for you. 

    When you make the right moves in communication and psychology, there is no everyday problem that you cannot deal with.

    We suggest you try these little games in your life. Because these innocent and effective tricks will take you one step further in your relationships with people.

    1. Giving the impression that you are giving the other person a choice about something you want them to do, when in fact you are not

    It is a very simple but very effective method. For example, ask your child who never wants to eat okra for dinner whether he would prefer one spoonful or two. It is very likely that he will prefer one spoon of okra.

    2. Create an association for something you don’t want to forget

    Watch a movie you have never seen before and play a game you have never played before. 

    Now, when you watch that movie, you will think of that game, and when you play that game, you will think of that movie. You can use a similar tactic when preparing for an exam. 

    Chew gum while studying for your exam and chew the same flavour of gum during the exam. You will remember the answers more easily.

    3. If you think someone is watching you but you are not sure, this is a surefire way to find out

    Yawn. Then glance at the suspect. If he or she yawns after you, you now have an important piece of evidence that he or she is watching you. Yawning is contagious, just like looking at the clock. You can try the same method by looking at the clock

    4. The way my father used to say it

    If you want someone to take something you say more seriously, tell them that the source of your argument comes from your family elders. People tend to listen to the wisdom and advice of older generations.

    5. Here’s how to get rid of the dreaded earworm

    9 out of 10 psychologists believe that unfinished things get stuck in the human brain. If you have a song stuck in your head, think about the end of the song. Then you can get on with your work

    6. Give fractional numbers

    This is one of the most popular psychological tricks. You will never see a price with rounded numbers in any grocery store. This is how stores cheat their customers. You can do the same with your friends. When they ask you to rate a book or movie, instead of saying 3 out of 5, say 3.25. It’s the ideal way to be reassuring.

    7. Hold your drink in your left hand at parties

    Because people prefer to shake a warm, dry hand. Especially if you are in a work-related environment and have the chance to meet new people, this tactic can be a lifesaver. Of course, if you are left-handed, you need to hold your drink in your right hand.

    8. The trick that always wins in rock paper scissors

    Ask the other person a question during the game. It can be any question. To answer the question, their brain will automatically go into defence mode. In this mode people always choose scissors.

    9. If you want to get someone to say something, just shut up and wait

    Did you ask your friend a question and he/she gave a half-assed answer? Just shut up, making eye contact. No human being can stand awkward silence. He or she will give you anything you want to get you talking.

    10. Be the last joke bender

    When someone makes a joke about you or your friend in public, pretend you didn’t hear them and ask them to repeat what they said. The second time he/she says it, again pretend you didn’t hear it and ask him/her to repeat it. No joke is funny the third time.

  • 10 Facts That Make People Hate You

    10 Facts That Make People Hate You

    Everyone has a story and everyone can be part of each other’s story somewhere – People Hate You

    You know you’re going to have a good time with someone within the first few seconds of seeing them. 

    Many of our relationships are based on those first moments when we see people. After that, everything else becomes important.

    From your surname to your skin odour, from your diction to your gestures and facial expressions, everything plays a role in your relationship with the other person. Of course, some things cannot be changed, but science is also looking at the emotional changes that cause people to hate each other. 

    When the reasons why people hate each other are put together, 10 interesting things are listed:

    1. Hiding emotions

    It is better to behave in a way that is influenced by your true feelings.

    People cannot form close relationships indiscriminately. They look for people who will give them the best return on their investment, and moments, when emotions are hidden, are coded as uncertainty and indifference.

    In this way, the result is frustration.

    2. Being too nice

    You may say, “My feelings demand it, if I feel the need to treat someone nicely, I will.”

    Have you heard about the “repulsion of altruism”?

    It is the same both in groups of friends and in intimate relationships.

    The more altruistic you are, the more uncomfortable the other person is.

    It is useful to keep a good dose.

    3. Humble bragging and self-promotion

    Some people secretly brag through self-criticism to impress friends and potential employers.

    A recent Harvard Business School study warns of the dire consequences of this behaviour. It says that it is especially important to be transparent with your interviewers during a job interview.

    4. Becoming increasingly tense, stressed

    Even the smell of sweat changes when you are angry. 
    In other words, this condition has not only a psychological but also a chemical effect.

    Stress-induced sweating gives biological warnings to your immediate environment.

    At the same time, even if you hide your stress, if someone feels it, don’t be strange, they have already received the warning.

    5. Not smiling

    Smiling is difficult for most people, especially in tense situations.

    We all know that relationships built with a smile are more sincere.

    It is also less likely that a person you meet with a smile will forget you.

    6. Pretending that you don’t like the other person even though you do

    When we think someone likes us, we tend to like them too.

    The same can be explained by the fact that the loved one in a group begins to feel affection for that group.

    Even if love starts unilaterally, it is not an ongoing process unless it is reciprocated.

    Concealing love allows the other person to experience several of the above points at the same time:

    Because you hide your feelings, they feel insincere and the feeling of insecurity increases.

    If you don’t show the love you feel, you potentially end it.

    7. Having a name that is difficult to read

    It might be the most ridiculous item on the list and I think it’s really unfair.

    If you evaluate how you feel about easy-to-read names like Mike or Lisa and hard-to-read names like Vougiouklakis and Leszczynska, then it’s true.

    In conclusion, you are lucky if you have an easy-to-read and memorable name.

    8. Mention celebrities often

    It may make sense to bet on celebrities to win or lose the attention of the people you talk to, but sometimes it doesn’t

    A phenomenon called “Name-Dropping” is said to be a source of distrust.

    Even mentioning that you are a relative of someone famous falls under this category.

    9. Asking someone about yourself before they talk about you

    This article deals with a feature similar to self-disclosure.

    This identification should be mutual between individuals.

    Otherwise, if you ask questions about yourself to people who don’t give a damn about you, you’re just making the relationship worse.

    It only takes one thing for the process to be mutual. And that is “Love”.

    10. Having many Facebook friends

    Facebook!” I hear you say.

    The average number of friends for a person at a normal social level is 300–350.

    If your number of friends is much higher than that, people will start to envy you and hate you.

  • Boost Your Attention With Easy Methods

    Boost Your Attention With Easy Methods

    These techniques work for me and my friends – Boost Your Attention

    It is often frustrating to be distracted when we have a task at hand. But don’t immediately blame it on your brain – Boost Your Attention

    Our brains are easily distracted and have evolved in this way for a reason. While we place great importance on the ability to concentrate, our attention needs to be flexible.

    After all, this is how our ancestors managed to survive for hundreds of thousands of years. Finding prey and safety required them to pay attention to any new information or situation around them. This could mean the difference between life and death. 

    As a result, we became more skilled at the rapid processing of external stimuli. Today, even if new information or fast-moving objects in our environment are not life-threatening, part of our brain still works in the same way.

    What is Attention?

    Physically, we can define attention by looking at neural activity in areas of the brain associated with the object of attention. For example, if you are listening to music, neurons in your auditory cortex are activated. 

    If you are looking at a picture, there is increased activity in the visual brain at the back of your head. The parietal brain lobes in the upper back of the brain manage attention in three-dimensional space.

    The more you focus on a subject, the more intense and persistent this activity becomes. Gamma brain waves, which occur when neurons fire more than 25 times per second, indicate very intense focus, while slower brain waves indicate distracted attention.

    What can we learn from research to improve efficiency and attention?

    There is no secret recipe for increasing attention. There is no such thing as permanent focus. However, some methods can guide you if you want to increase your attention span. 

    Apart from the suggestions below, eating right, structuring your time, minimizing distractions and overcoming procrastination, whatever the reason, will of course come first.

    1. Distract the mind

    If you find it difficult to concentrate on what you’re doing, one of the best ways to distract yourself for a short period of time is to turn to something else. To understand why this works, let’s take a brief look at how the brain works. 

    In our brain, the frontal cortex controls our natural instinct to resist distractions and engage in more enjoyable things. In a state of concentration, the whole brain, including the frontal cortex, must be working. This requires more energy.

    But inevitably this energy runs out during the day. At this point, our minds start to wander to other things. If this is going to happen anyway, why not time it at the most opportune moment? 

    Psychologists distinguish between two types of distraction: intentional and accidental. Accidental distraction negatively affects the work. However, those who set this time themselves suffer less.

    2. Wandering

    How much you love your work but it takes willpower to concentrate on a difficult task. One way to increase willpower is to laugh. Research has shown that people who watched a funny video before puzzling over a difficult puzzle put in more effort than those who watched a relaxing but unfunny video. 

    This doesn’t mean watching cat videos all day long, of course. But it is important to take the opportunity to laugh once in a while, especially when feeling tired.

    3. Chaos does not in order to increase attention?

    To concentrate better, it is thought that you need to remove all external distractions. However, another theory suggests the opposite. Nilli Lavie, a psychologist at UCL University in London, introduced the ‘Attribution Theory’ in 1995. 

    According to this theory, there is a limited amount of information that our brain can receive and process from the outside world. When this capacity is full, the brain’s attention system kicks in and decides what to concentrate on. Lavie’s experiments suggest that it may be more productive to work in messy and cluttered environments than in clean, organized and quiet ones.

    When the perceptual fields are fully occupied, our brain will focus all its energy on the most important task. However, it is important to find the right distractions and not allow them to become energy-sapping. 

    The key is to find the right balance that doesn’t allow the brain to seek stimulation elsewhere. Most people find what works best through trial and error. Maybe you can start by leaving your desk untidy…

    4. Take a break from work

    When you’re swamped with work, you don’t even think about taking a break. But there is a lot of data showing that it is possible to get more done this way. The question is when to take a break, for how long, and what to do during it.
     
    Research shows that the limit of concentration is 90 minutes. After that, it is necessary to take a 15-minute break. There are studies showing that even mini-breaks of a few seconds work. 

    It has also been shown that doing physical exercise when you take a break from work, followed by a caffeine-containing drink such as coffee, strengthens the brain. Doing this outside in a park will be more effective. Time for a cup of coffee then.

    5. Don’t push too hard

    When you need to concentrate for a long period of time, it is good to have short periods of concentration followed by short breaks. 

    Brain scans at the Boston Attention and Learning Lab showed that those who tried to concentrate for long periods made more mistakes than those who followed a method of short periods of concentration, a short break, and then another period of concentration. 

    Similarly, a study at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam found that taking a short break and thinking about something else, rather than concentrating all the time, improved attention.

    Conclusion

    The more we know about the brain, the more clearly we see that stress damages concentration. For this reason, taking a break to calm down, regaining control, and working more efficiently seems to be the most important things to do.

    Resources and further reading

    A Wandering Mind Is an Unhappy Mind; https://wjh-www.harvard.edu

    What to Know About Gamma Brain Waves; https://www.healthline.com/health/gamma-brain-waves

    Circadian Rhythms in Attention; https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

    Why Is It Hard To Stay Focused Throughout An Entire Day?; https://www.scienceabc.com/

  • 8 Dispensable Things That Cause Mostly Feel Hungry

    8 Dispensable Things That Cause Mostly Feel Hungry

    This may be the main reason why many people gain weight. Feel Hungry

    1. You may be eating too many refined carbohydrates.

    Feel Hungry – This type of carbohydrate, which we call “refined”, is found in many foods such as pastries and junk food. When you consume these foods, you feel hungry again after a short time.

    This is because these foods do not contain fibre, so they are digested quickly.

    If you want to stay full for a long time, you can choose foods with fibre that take longer to digest.

    For example, vegetables and whole grains are good options.

    2. You may not be consuming enough protein.

    If you don’t include enough protein in your meals, it is normal to feel hungry all the time.

    Protein foods suppress hunger and curb your appetite.

    If you include protein foods on your plate, you will notice that you feel less hungry.

    3. You may not be eating enough healthy fats.

    Consuming too much fat can be a problem for your health while consuming too little can upset the balance in your body.

    When you consume healthy fats, you prolong the digestion time of food. This means that food stays in your stomach longer. You feel full for longer.

    4. You may be eating your food too fast.

    Consuming your meals quickly increases your appetite, causes weight gain and makes you hungry quickly.

    Give your food the time it deserves.
    Enjoy the pleasure of eating.

    5. You may not be drinking enough water.

    Take care to consume enough water for your body so that your digestive system can work in a healthy way. 

    According to research, those who drink enough water feel fuller during the day. It’s also a bit strange, but your brain can sometimes confuse hunger and thirst.

    In summary, remember to drink enough water to control your appetite.

    6. You may want to eat because you are stressed.

    We know that anxiety and anxiety disorders have many effects on our bodies. One of these effects is the constant desire to eat.

    When we feel stressed, our body releases the hormone cortisol.

    This makes us feel hungry.

    Try to manage the stress in your life through sports or new hobbies.

    7. Your regular medication may be affecting your appetite.

    In particular, medications for diabetes, antidepressants or mood stabilizers can make you feel hungry all the time because they contain substances such as cortisone, insulin, clozapine or olanzapine.

    If you notice that you regularly gain weight after taking a new medication and you feel hungry all the time, be sure to contact your doctor.

    8. You may not be getting enough sleep.

    Ghrelin, also known as the appetite hormone, is controlled by our brain.

    If you are not getting enough sleep, you cannot expect your brain to function properly.

  • 10 Steps For Becoming Better in Your Life

    10 Steps For Becoming Better in Your Life

    1. Compliment Yourself (Becoming Better)

    Every morning before you go on with your daily routine, take a couple of minutes to give yourself a compliment. Whether you compliment your outfit, haircut, or how you recently completed a task using your unique skill sets, giving yourself a little emotional boost will make you happy. And, when you’re happy with yourself, that emotion can be contagious to those around you. Inspirational speaker Tony Robbins has a mantra he says aloud to himself most days to put him in a peak performance state. (Becoming Better)

    2. Don’t Make Excuses

    Blaming your spouse, boss, or clients is fruitless and won’t get you very far. Instead of pointing fingers and making excuses about why you aren’t happy or successful in your personal or professional life, own your mistakes and learn from them. When you do this, you will become a better person. When I personally started living up to my mistakes and downfalls, my life turned itself around. I became happier and healthier, and my relationship with my wife improved. We are happier than ever.

    3. Let Go of Anger

    Letting go of anger is easier said than done. While anger is a perfectly normal emotion, you can’t let it fester. When this happens, you may make unwise decisions, and more important, it may affect your health. Research suggests pent up anger can cause digestive problems, difficulty sleeping, and even heart disease.

    To help you let go of anger, Roya R. Rad, MA, PsyD, suggests you write your feelings down, pray or meditate, or begin to manage your thoughts.

    4. Practice Forgiveness

    Joyce Marter, LCPC, suggests you forgive and let go of resentment. She notes, “If for no other reason than for yourself, forgive to untether yourself from the negative experiences of the past. Take time to meditate, and give thanks for the wisdom and knowledge gained from your suffering. Practice the mantra, ‘I forgive you and I release you.’

    5. Be Honest and Direct

    How would you feel if a loved one or business partner lied to you? Chances are you would see that as a violation of your trust. If you want to be a better person in either your personal or professional life, you should always tell the truth and state as clearly as possible what you are trying to convey. Learn to articulate your thoughts, feelings, and ideas in an open and honest manner.

    6. Be Helpful

    Whether giving up your seat to an elderly person on the subway, assisting a co-worker on a project, or carrying in the groceries when your spouse comes back from the store, being helpful is one of the easiest and most effective ways to practice becoming a better person. I find that the more I help others, the better I feel about myself and everyone around me.

    7. Listen to Others

    As Jeet Banerjee notes on Lifehack, “listening to people and giving everyone a voice is one of the greatest things you can do.” He adds that he “got to meet some of the most amazing people, close some of the biggest deals, and develop connections that will last me a lifetime all because I took time to listen to people. Being a good listener can change your life in a positive manner.”

    8. Act Locally

    It may not seem like a big deal, but supporting a local cause, donating clothes, or buying from local farmers’ markets or businesses are simple ways you can help your specific region. You may not be able to save the world, but you very well could make a difference in your neck of the woods. Get to know and care about your community.

    9. Always Be Polite

    How much effort does it take to say, “Thank you,” or to hold the elevator door open for someone? Not much at all. However, these acts of kindness can make someone’s day. I decided a few years ago that it doesn’t matter if someone is ultra rude, condescending, or worse. The way someone else behaves is not going to determine my behavior.

    10. Be Yourself

    Tiffany Mason has five excellent reasons on Lifehack why you should be yourself. These include being able to align yourself with your values and beliefs, establish your identity, build courage, create boundaries, and find focus and direction.

    Becoming a better person doesn’t happen overnight, but it is possible. Believe in yourself and know that it is possible!