Passion And Obsession: When Does What You Love Become Excessive?

Passion And Obsession: When Does What You Love Become Excessive?

Are you passionate about anything? Is there anything you absolutely love doing so much you get excited just thinking about doing it? Passion is something that is inherent to the human condition, and arguably necessary for our survival. This is because

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What To Do When Faced With Too Many Options: Choice Overload

What To Do When Faced With Too Many Options: Choice Overload

Do you ever spend half an hour scrolling through Netflix trying to find something new and interesting to watch but then just end up watching the same episodes of Friends you always do? Well it turns out there's actually a psychological phenomenon to explain why we do that!

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Out of Control: Perceived Fear of Self-Driving Cars

Out of Control: Perceived Fear of Self-Driving Cars

We are basically living in the future. We have the entire world in our pockets and can communicate with billions of people in a few seconds. We have medical advancements that have substantially increased life expectancy over the past few decades. I can press a button and de

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Nobody Likes Losing: Loss Aversion Explained

Nobody Likes Losing: Loss Aversion Explained

Nobody likes change. This is a fundamental aspect of life that everyone can relate to. When things are shifted from something we're very familiar with to something we're not familiar with, we become uncomfortable. I go more in depth into this a little in a previous post about Nostalgia as well as my post about Stubbornness. Today I'm going to talk about how we hate to

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Why Is The Grass Always Greener?

Why Is The Grass Always Greener?

You're familiar with the phrase, "The grass is always greener on the other side," yes? Well sometimes it can feel like that's actually a true statement. Seeing what other people have and comparing it to what you don't have is almost an everyday ordeal. This is especially true with

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