In previous posts, I’ve written about the cognitive side of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). The main technique involves identifying negative automatic thoughts and reframing those thoughts into ...

Cognitive distortions, or thinking errors, can take a toll on our mental health. Here are five such thinking patterns and ways to overcome them. We are all vulnerable to certain “thinking errors,” ...

Tension: We intellectually know others rarely notice us, yet we still feel constantly observed and judged in everyday moments. Noise: Popular advice tells us to “stop caring what others think,” which ...

Hindsight bias is a well‐documented cognitive phenomenon whereby individuals perceive past events as having been more predictable than they actually were. This bias manifests through memory ...

When politicians resort to insult and name calling, it is a sign that they have nothing convincing to say. No data, no logic and no insights to support their position. It is a desperate ploy to win by ...