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Growth & Development
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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Beliefs & Values
The Online Disinhibition Effect: Cyberbullying, Public Shaming and Social Norms
Before exploring the makeup and meaning of Online Disinhibition Effect it is necessary to understand it in the context of…
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Habits & Productivity
Staring Out the Window: The Benefits of Boredom
The United States tends towards using the unhealthy success metric of “busyness”. This is not surprising given its emphasis on…
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Habits & Productivity
Behavioral Addiction: This is Your Brain Online
In his book “Memoirs of an Addicted Brain” author and neuroscientist Marc Lewis1 looks back at his life as an…
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Habits & Productivity
Fear Of Missing Out – FOMO: The Need for Social Connection and How It’s Exploited Through Connectivity
It is no secret that social media is playing an increasingly important role in our economic, political, and personal lives.…
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Growth & Development
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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Beliefs & Values
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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Growth & Development
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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Habits & Productivity
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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Habits & Productivity
The Marshmallow Test: Acquiring Self Control and the Reality of Nature vs. Nurture
I recently told a co-worker that I was reading up on Walter Mischel’s Marshmallow test. One of the most well-known…
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