How To Say No More Often

How To Say No More Often

Here at my college, as part of our diploma training, we teach assertiveness training. One of the better self-help books about assertiveness training is entitled “When I say No, I feel guilty” by Manuel Smith. Though it is only one small component part of learning to...
Why Do We Like Mysteries

Why Do We Like Mysteries

The Information We Miss Is Often What We Are Most Interested In Throughout history, we have always been fascinated by mysteries. Questions we don’t have the immediate answer to just seem to be more interesting than the ones we could figure out momentarily. This...
How to avoid choking under pressure

How to avoid choking under pressure

Have you ever frozen in front of a room full of people while giving a speech even though you knew exactly what you had to say? Happens to the best of us. Despite rehearsing for days and committing the speech to memory, sometimes we stutter, stumble, or forget what we...
What Happens In The Brain When We Are Afraid

What Happens In The Brain When We Are Afraid

The Science Behind One Of Our Primal Emotions (fear or being afraid) Fear is one of our driving forces. It can make us run faster, think more critically, and have way more strength than usual within mere seconds of spotting a threat. It can also be paralysing,...