4 posts tagged ‘psychology’
Scientists reveal why your life feels boring — and how to fix it
Boing Boing,
That dull feeling when your once-thrilling job feels routine or your dream home becomes just four walls isn't all in your head—it's your brain doing its job. Scientists call it "habituation," and there's a way to outsmart it. "Habituation is the brain's tendency to tune out what's constant or repeated," Tali Sharot, cognitive neuroscientist and author of Look Again: The Power of Noticing What Was Always There told NPR. — Read the rest The post Scientists reveal why your life feels boring — and how to fix it appeared first on Boing Boing.
Three ways to transform your daily grind into something more engaging
A philosophy professor thinks making life interesting might be more important than pursuing happiness — and she has three practical ways to transform your daily grind into something more engaging. Drawing from her research at Middlebury College, Professor Lorraine Besser says "psychological richness" —a state of robust mental engagement — is just as crucial for a good life as happiness or meaning. — Read the rest The post Three ways to transform your daily grind into something more engaging appeared first on Boing Boing.
ADHD symptoms improve when life gets busier, according to study
Researchers who tracked 483 people with ADHD for 16 years discovered that ADHD symptoms actually improved when life got busier. "We expected the relationship between environmental demands and ADHD symptoms to be the opposite of what we found," said Margaret H. — Read the rest The post ADHD symptoms improve when life gets busier, according to study appeared first on Boing Boing.
An Economics Lesson from Tolstoy
The New Yorker,
The Russian novelist believed that the dismal science was inescapably suffused with morality and politics.