If you’re intelligent, you’re better off alone. At least, that’s what a recent study in the British Journal of Psychology claims. The question that evolutionary psychologists Kanazawa and Li were looking to answer is what makes a life well-lived and how intelligence, population density and friendship can affect our happiness.…
We’ve all heard the term narcissist and we all know it is mainly associated with a negative meaning. But what does being a narcissist actually mean? Well, according to the Psychologist’s manual DSM-V, there are nine criteria for having Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD), but you only need to have five…
Life is not constant. The world around us changes constantly. How we develop our situations depends largely on how we perceive life. It is how we respond to our situations that matter. There is nothing like a bad experience. It is just that we are either too narrow-minded or too…
Let’s be honest, us introverts have it a lot harder than the extroverts of the world. At times, we can experience crippling social anxiety, shyness and just a general feeling of wanting to be alone in a world full of other people. Whilst there are countless advantages to being an…
Not so long ago, researchers discovered that smartness does not equal intelligence. Intelligence is systematically measurable and defined as an ability to acquire new knowledge and skills and to use them. On the other hand, smartness is a collection of often counter-intuitive traits that help you reach your goals through…
Constantly being nagged about your choices, being forced to do things that you consider immoral or even getting criticized for every step you take lowers your confidence and self-esteem. What do such negative people do to your personality? Yes, when one is surrounded by negative people, it impacts their train…
The sound of selfishness is harsh to the ear, but in reality, when it is work-related, one has to show their true colors. There are situations in life where this negative adjective of being selfish works wonders. Let’s take a peek into the behavioral dynamics of the psychology of the…
There are certain things that only an only child who has spent their childhood without siblings can understand, whether it’s things from their early years or adult problems that are still happening to this day. Here are some things you will understand if you grew up as an only child:…
