Growth & Development
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Filter Bubbles and Echo Chambers – The Biology and Environment of Politics
How Filter Bubbles and Echo Chambers Can Exploit Convictions Our beliefs and convictions are important aspects of our identity. This…
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Rethinking the Argument: How to Change Minds, Transform and Grow
Keeping an open mind, challenging perspectives, and changing beliefs Have you ever had your mind changed on an issue? Or…
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Why Social Media is Not TV
There has always been criticism and concern related to new technology and its effects on society. Conrad Gessner warned of…
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Think Deep: Processing Information in the Digital Age
How our Attention, Creativity and Memory are Affected by Technology Technology has provided us with numerous ways to be more…
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Confirmation Bias: The Mind’s Reinforcement of Preexisting Beliefs and Some Suggestions for Controlling it
In his book, The Art of Thinking Clearly, author and businessman Rolf Dobelli defines Confirmation Bias as “the tendency to…
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Half Full: The Development, Problems, and Purpose of Optimism Bias
Humans are a remarkably successful species. What motivates us? What is it that moved us out of caves and beyond…
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You’re So Irrational and That’s ok!
We like to think of ourselves as rational creatures overall. We want to believe our opinions and choices come from…
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Swipe Right? Online Dating and the Changing Nature of Love & Relationships
How Online Dating is Changing Relationships At Optimistic Learner, we have addressed some of the unhealthy sociological effects of our…
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On The Tip of Your Tongue: Language, Culture and Perspective
How Much Do Language and Culture Shape Perspective? Have you ever “borrowed” a word from another language? Schadenfreude is a…
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Awe, Your Perception of Time, And The Value of New Experiences
When was the last time you were truly in awe of something? It’s probably not a difficult question to answer if…
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