Spiritual abuse in cults is rife. In fact, it is one of the most common ways cults use to recruit new members. But how do cults recruit normal people? How can someone change from having typical, healthy beliefs to extreme ideologies? Not only that but ones they are willing to…
Can your personality be formed from different types of thinking? If so, how can you take full advantage? So what has thinking got to do with our personalities? Well, would you describe yourself as a logical or a creative person? Are you rational or do you prefer to think in…
Heard of hygge? How about fika or abbiocco? It appears we are familiar with some words in different languages but not others. Why do some words in different languages just happen to end up in our everyday use and stay there? Who knows, but that’s not to say we can’t…
Forget Myers-Briggs and stop reading your horoscopes, because according to new research, there are just four personality types. A new study, carried out globally on 1.5 million people, revealed human beings fall into four personality types: Average Reserved Role Models Self-centred At the start of the study, co-author William Revelle,…
Cognitive biases are errors in judgments when we make decisions. Human beings have to react quickly to their environment. This involves a rapid processing of information received from all around us. The senses continually bombard our brain with this information. As such, in order to make reasonable decisions, our brain…
Ever heard the expression “spouting yellow bile”? That could be your choleric temperament! Choleric temperament is based on the four temperaments system. This system is one of the world’s oldest types of personality theory and is based on an ancient medical concept—humourism. Humours refer to bodily fluids that are present within…
In a world where success is measured by excellence and perfection, it’s easy to see why some people become perfectionists. But living your life to these impossibly high standards is exhausting. So why do we find overcoming perfection so difficult? Before we talk about overcoming perfectionism, let’s start with what…
The physical signs of depression can be painfully obvious, but do they show up in your speech and choice of words? Did you know that suicide is the second highest cause of death among 10 to 24 year-olds in the US in 2016? This shocking statistic alone shows how important…
