This Or That: How Useful Are Dichotomies Really?

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This Or That: How Useful Are Dichotomies Really?

Last week I posted an article about prevention vs promotion thinking, and how most people will largely fall into one category or the other, which you can read here. A lot of people really resonate with this kind of thinking, because it makes everything simple. The simpler things are the better we like to feel we understand things, especially when it comes to human motivation and behavior. But is this kind of dichotomous thinking always a good thing? 

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Music and Attention

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Music and Attention

Music is such a powerful tool and can be a catalyst for anything you can imagine. It can inspire, heal, and transport you to a totally different time and place. Certain songs can make you feel certain things, similar things even to the person who was writing it, or the person who showed it to you. Music is a beautiful way we can communicate with one another our most

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What is Brain Food?

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What is Brain Food?

Welcome to Brain Food! This is your one stop shop for all things Psychology, human behavior, and things that I can't let go of or that I find particularly interesting.

Now before you click away because you're thinking "Who is this guy? Why should I care what he finds interesting? I'm going back to taking BuzzFeed quizzes," Let me

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