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Notes on how our inner world impacts our outer world & vice versa (from a cognitive psychologist in-training).
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Everything is Everything (opens the original)
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So, I have a bit of a confession to make. Last time, we talked about the Self-Memory System—a theoretical framework for how our “selves” influence and are influenced by our memories (Conway, 2005;Conway, D’Argembeau, Justice, 2019; Prebble, Addis, & Tippett, 2013). If you recall, I placed a big emphasis on the fact that in this model, memories are constructed based on our current personal goals. If you haven’t read that essay, there’s quite a bit more to it than t
We are what we do. (opens the original)
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Tell me about yourself.That’s going to be the first task in my next study. I know, it doesn’t sound very scientific, but sometimes the simplest approach is the best one and most people don’t like to read through a lot of complicated instructions before they do something. What I am trying to get at is what some researchers call “our conceptual self”—which is basically the way we mentally represent ourselves. In my research, I’m interested in the relationship between how we think about ourselves a
On grieving who we may never become (opens the original)
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Our lives are built one moment at a time. Like grains of sand or drops in an ocean or blades of grass or any other analogy that helps us all to collectively envision that our time here on this planet is made up of impossibly small components. Every moment holds within it a tiny unfolding of a story. There is always something that happens, somewhere it occurs, and something or someone that the thing happens to. In other words, we have action, a setting, and at least one character.To put it anothe
This theory may change how you see yourself (& others) (opens the original)
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Hello! I recently came across a theory of personality that completely shifted how I view behavior and I’d like to share it with you. The thing I like about it this particular theory is that it’s incredibly simple and it can be applied to both conscious and unconscious processes. I’m going to touch on this very briefly, because the real meat and potatoes of this one is in the power of exploring what drives us, and how that shapes who we are and what we do.Let’s get into it.<a class="image-link im
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