Author Archives: RichardB
Self-Affirmation Improves Problem-Solving
It’s no secret that stress increases your susceptibility to health problems, and it also impacts your ability to solve problems and be creative. But methods to prevent associated risks and effects have been less clear – until now. Published in … Continue reading
use up creativity
You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have. ― Maya Angelou
Julie Burstein: 4 lessons in creativity
breath
“Come back to the heartbeat, the pulse, the rhythm we all walk to, regardless of nation or color. Come back to the breath – inhale, take the world deep into your lungs; exhale, give yourself back fully. This is what … Continue reading
How The Brain Maintains Memories
A team of neuroscientists at the University of Toronto in Canada has discovered a reason why we often struggle to remember small details of past experiences. Many events in our lives resemble experiences we have had before, without being identical … Continue reading
conformity
How I hate those who are dedicated to producing conformity. William S. Burroughs
Emotional Self-Control and the Brain
Different brain areas are activated when we choose to suppress an emotion, compared to when we are instructed to inhibit an emotion, according a new study from the UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience and Ghent University. In this study, published … Continue reading
