Psychologists define a habit as a learned behavior that is repeated without thinking about it. A habit is performed automatically because you’ve done it so many times before you don’t have to stop and think about how or why you…
1. Effective Communication Effective communication is two-fold. In order to be an effective communicator, you must be able to both listen and respond. This sounds like a simple goal to master, but it is so much more complicated than it…
As kids, we’re told to break bad habits. What we should and should not do become so ingrained in our minds that we get sick of it! We end up rebelling throughout our teen years, discarding many of those childhood…
As a society, people develop rituals to create structure, give meaning, and channel emotions through shared events. Participating in healthy rituals can help you manage your thoughts and emotions and add meaning to your life. These four healthy rituals provide…
What Are Habits Habits as a whole, are predetermined patterns of behavior that we use to automate our daily lives. Accordingly, there are 4 types of habits that we deal with on a constant basis. These are not good /…
What Are Habits? And Aren’t they Bad? Although some bad habits do exist (tobacco, drug use, gambling, etc.) not all habits are bad. In fact, according to a study by Debbie L Stoewen, titled Dimensions of Wellness: Change Your Habits,…
Rituals, either ceremonies or a set of regularly followed actions, are powerful tools for personal growth. Ceremonies mark important milestones in life. They connect people to their heritage and strengthen their personal identity. Creating your own rituals for living helps…
Do you want to develop good habits or change your bad habits into productive ones? Understanding the psychology of habit formation is essential to forming new habits or changing your old habits. Knowing how a habit forms will help you…
Focusing can be hard work when your brain is working against you. It’s extremely common to find yourself more distracted on some days than others; you can’t seem to stop browsing Facebook rather than doing your work, or even just…
The idea of mindfulness is to improve your health and wellness by reminding yourself to always live in the moment. It’s not very clear whether you can do that in your sleep but the next best thing is to end…