4 Ways To Train Your Brain To Be More Open-Minded The idea that opposites attract isn’t entirely true. People prefer to hang out with people who are like-minded, according to research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. While this makes for easy-going relationships and conversations, it doesn’t help to broaden your perspective or open your mind. “Becoming more open-minded is actually a counterintuitive mental task,” says John Brown, psychologist and organizational development consultant for EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants. Schema includes our life experiences, beliefs, social reinforcements, and physiological reactions. Related: 5 Ways To Debate With An Open Mind When something fits, it’s called “assimilation,” says Brown. Piaget called this phenomenon “accommodation.” While Piaget noted that accommodation is a difficult mental task, he declared that it’s possible with purposeful effort. Talk To A Neutral Party Reframe Negative Thoughts Related: How To Train Your Brain To Be More Patient
Emotional Intelligence Listen More Than One Kind of Intelligence You may have heard people mention "IQ" when talking about intellect and how smart someone is. (For example, "My brother doesn't need to study as much as I do because he has a really high IQ.") IQ stands for "intellectual quotient." IQ is just one measure of our abilities, though. One important type of intelligence is emotional intelligence. What Is Emotional Intelligence? Emotional intelligence is the ability to understand, use, and manage our emotions. One way to think about EQ is that it's part of being people-smart. Some people have naturally good EQ skills. Improving Your EQ Emotional intelligence is a combination of several different skills: Being Aware of Your Emotions Most people feel many different emotions throughout the day. Being aware of emotions — simply noticing them as we feel them — helps us manage our own emotions. Understanding How Others Feel and Why People are naturally designed to try to understand others. We all get angry.
The history of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Driven by a desire to help people understand themselves and each other better in a post-war climate, Isabel Myers set about devising a questionnaire that would identify which psychological type a person was. To do this, she enlisted the help of more experienced psychometricians, and her work was later endorsed by professors from the Universities of California, Michigan and Florida. Isabel’s subsequent writings on type and self-development remain utterly resonant today, both in professional and personal life. Making the Indicator publicly available The MBTI questionnaire was first published by the Educational Testing Service, before being taken over by Consulting Psychologists Press (CPP), who still publishes the instrument today. An explosion in popularity The MBTI questionnaire is now used in situations as diverse as marital counselling and executive development, and has become the world’s most popular personality instrument.
A Quiz: 25 Common Idioms that you Really Need to Know I know the feeling. I have been there. You have studied English really hard this year. You have been willing to go the extra mile a thousand times because you knew it was going to be worth your while. Just by sheer luck, at a party, you are introduced to a British person and you feel it’s your opportunity to shine. “Did he just say something about the skin of my teeth?” Yes. In this quiz you’ll find some very common idioms used by native speakers. Blog de Cristina is also on facebook. Tool used: Riddle Do you know what these idioms mean ? If something is on your bucket list You need to buy it quickly You want to do it before you die It is something you do when it is raining If you cut corners You do something in the easiest or most inexpensive way You are in a strong position when you are competing with someone else You stop doing something before you have finished If you bite off more than you can chew You eat everything on a plate, thus depriving anyone else of having any You drink very heavily
The Alignment System A creature's general moral and personal attitudes are represented by its alignment: lawful good, neutral good, chaotic good, lawful neutral, neutral, chaotic neutral, lawful evil, neutral evil, or chaotic evil. Alignment is a tool for developing your character's identity. It is not a straitjacket for restricting your character. Each alignment represents a broad range of personality types or personal philosophies, so two characters of the same alignment can still be quite different from each other. In addition, few people are completely consistent. Good vs. Good characters and creatures protect innocent life. "Good" implies altruism, respect for life, and a concern for the dignity of sentient beings. "Evil" implies hurting, oppressing, and killing others. People who are neutral with respect to good and evil have compunctions against killing the innocent but lack the commitment to make sacrifices to protect or help others. Being good or evil can be a conscious choice. Law vs.
The 3 Easiest Ways to Start Feeling Happier Today, According to Science There is no shortage of happiness advice out there, from meditation to exercise to finding new ways to experience nature and awe. But of all these tips, which should you try first? Your might think it's best to tackle the change that will have the most impact, and common sense suggests that's probably whichever is the biggest (and most difficult). But according to useful new research highlighted recently by UC Berkeley's Greater Good Science Center, for most people that's actually the exact wrong approach. Apparently, a handful of new studies all point in the same direction -- racking up easy initial wins is a better bet when it comes to improving your mental state than trying to make big changes right off the bat. "By going after the low-hanging fruit of happiness, you can build up reserves of confidence and good feelings that may help you tackle the trickier skills later," writes the Center's Tchiki Davis. The easiest happiness habits to start Savoring.
The Myers-Briggs Personality Test Is Pretty Much Meaningless Most of psychology hasn’t ever seen Myers-Briggs test—the one that labels people with mysterious sets of letters like ESTJ, INFP, INTJ— as a good way to learn about people. But companies seem to have missed the boat on that. According to The Guardian, they rely on those four letters far more than they should. Polling their readers, The Guardian uncovered many reports of companies using Myers-Briggs (MBTI, for short) in all sorts of ways. For those who preach the MBTI, this is a quite lucrative business. Training in the MBTI and its variations is typical for those in Human Resources etc. and can be quite expensive. But as for accuracy and helpfulness, well, the MBTI fails that test. he most obvious flaw is that the MBTI seems to rely exclusively on binary choices….For example, in the category of extrovert v introvert, you’re either one or the other; there is no middle ground. Skeptoid explains a bit about how such an unscientific concept could become so popular. Ouch.
Christmas Stories Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays from American Literature! Enjoy Christmas with your family! Here are some favorite Christmas stories for you and your family to enjoy this holiday season. The Little Match Girl - Hans Christian Andersen The Gift of the Magi - O. Merry Christmas - Stephen Leacock Papa Panov's Special Christmas - Leo Tolstoy The Elves and the Shoemaker - The Brothers Grimm The Other Wise Man - Henry Van Dyke The First Christmas Tree - Henry Van Dyke A Kindapped Santa Claus - L. The Last Dream of Old Oak - Hans Christian Andersen 'Twas the Night before Christmas - Clement Clarke Moore The Christmas Masquerade - Mary E. A Burglar's Christmas - Willa Cather A Dream-story: The Christmas Angel - Henry Van Dyke Christmas Every Day - William Dean Howells A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens What Christmas is as We Grow Older - Charles Dickens A Child's Christmas in Wales - Dylan Thomas Christmas or The Good Fairy - Harriet Beecher Stowe The Christmas Wreck - Frank Stockton Little Bun Rabbit - L.
Type Descriptions — The Enneagram Institute Below are links to short descriptions of each of the Enneagram Types. See a free, complete expanded type description of Type Eight (“The Challenger”) as a sample of the 2,800-word type profiles that you will have access to to when you take the validated RHETI Enneagram test. The Rational, Idealistic Type: Principled, Purposeful, Self-Controlled, and Perfectionistic The Caring, Interpersonal Type: Demonstrative, Generous, People-Pleasing, and Possessive The Success-Oriented, Pragmatic Type: Adaptive, Excelling, Driven, and Image-Conscious The Sensitive, Withdrawn Type: Expressive, Dramatic, Self-Absorbed, and Temperamental The Intense, Cerebral Type: Perceptive, Innovative, Secretive, and Isolated The Committed, Security-Oriented Type: Engaging, Responsible, Anxious, and Suspicious The Busy, Fun-Loving Type: Spontaneous, Versatile, Distractible, and Scattered The Powerful, Dominating Type: Self-Confident, Decisive, Willful, and Confrontational
10 Pieces of Killer Advice From Famous Creative Geniuses There's something incredibly potent and calming about insightful quotes from geniuses. As any entrepreneur or creative will attest, funks, ruts, and blocks happen. And knowing that brilliant minds tackled similar issues is priceless. 1. "An idea that is not dangerous is unworthy of being called an idea at all." Wilde reminds us that we must push to the edges, especially in the beginning phases. 2. "Ideas come from everything." Inspiration doesn't happen at a particular time, and it shouldn't be the sole responsibility of one team. 3. "No matter how well you perform, there's always somebody of intelligent opinion who thinks it's lousy." When you're creating something that's truly different, you're going to offend some people. 4. "Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. When it comes to ideas, the important thing is to get going. 5. "Mankind's greatest achievements have come about by talking, and its greatest failures by not talking." 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. "Ideas are like rabbits.
Are Scores on the MBTI Totally Meaningless? The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and its spin-offs are among the most popular personality inventories in the world. The MBTI is widely used in organizational workshops to demonstrate how people with similar or different personalities interact with each other. Hundreds of thousands of people have enjoyed discovering their personality type by completing the MBTI and similar inventories on the Web. At the same time, the MBTI has been the target of extremely harsh criticism from the community of professional personality psychologists. As I see things, to say that the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is "totally meaningless" is to exaggerate the shortcomings of the instrument and how it is used.The main complaints about the MBTI that have been lodged over the years (and are repeated in the Stromberg and Caswell article) are as follows: 1. 2. 3. 4. I have a response for each of these criticisms. 1. Ashton, S. Source: Adrian Michael, public domain 2. Carlson, R. (1980). 3. Dahlstrom, W.
Opinions Giving Expressing Agreeing Disagreeing in English. Opiniones en Inglés Below are some phrases that you can use to help express opinions. Some of these phrases are more appropriate for written English such as giving your opinion in an essay whereas some can also be used in spoken English. Personal Point of View We use these words and phrases to express a personal point of view: In my experience… As far as I'm concerned… Speaking for myself… In my opinion… Personally, I think… I'd say that… I'd suggest that… I'd like to point out that… I believe that… What I mean is… General Point of View We use these words and phrases to express a point of view that is generally thought by people: It is thought that... Agreeing with an opinion We use these words and phrases to agree with someone else's point of view: Of course. Disagreeing with an opinion We use these words and phrases to disagree with someone else's point of view: That's different. If you found this English Vocabulary about Expressing Opinions interesting or useful, let others know about it: Vocabulary Notes
Articles This is a jumping-off point for my articles on all the stuff I’ve learned (and am learning) in relation to the question “Who am I?” – information, knowledge, wisdom and experience that I have found to be valid and useful. Personality I have been interested in personality for as long as I can remember. Spirituality The Michael Teachings For a long time I have been informed and inspired by many great spiritual teachings. The Michael teachings have given me a complete and systematic understanding of who we are, why we are here, and how those two relate. Enlightenment Intensives Enlightenment Intensives have played (and still play) a huge role in my life. PersonalitySpirituality.net