Psychology insights on those who never treated well in their lives. —— If you like exploring the mind through psychology, wellness, and culture, with both information and reflection, follow for daily facts/notes, weekly articles, and monthly deep dives (coming soon). #thoughtfulnotes #ma

Cultural insight: Goodhart's Law states that as soon as a helpful metric is turned into the ultimate target, people will game the system to hit that number, ruining its original purpose. Source: Charles Goodhart (1975), Problems of Monetary Management —— If you like exploring the mind th

Practical wellness tool and insight: personify (or externalizing) your negative self-talk, the inner critic, can help separate your thoughts from your identity. Source: CBT & ACT techniques —— If you like exploring the mind through psychology, wellness, and culture, with both informatio

Psychology insight: highly curated social media feeds amplify extremes opinions, events or emotions, distorting our perception and impacting mental health more than we think. —— If you like exploring the mind through psychology, wellness, and culture, with both information and reflection, foll

Cultural observation: authenticity loses its meaning and purpose when it becomes a curated brand. —— If you like exploring the mind through psychology, wellness, and culture, with both information and reflection, follow for daily facts/notes, weekly articles, and monthly deep dives (coming soo

Mental wellness clarity for survivors. Abusers, whether narcissistic or otherwise, often justify their actions through all kinds of ridicule. However, nothing actually frees them from accountability for hurting others. Full essay available at the link in bio. *Note: This content is for general

Psychological insight into concrete, rigid thinkers. Some micromanagers or abusers actually fall into this category. In fact, they may not lack empathy in their own rigid world; they just struggle with abstract logic and mental flexibility. —— If you like exploring the mind through psychology,

Psychology insight: announcing a big goal to your friends may backfire (though some people might find it motivational). Full essay linked in bio. —— If you like exploring the mind through psychology, wellness, and culture, with both information and reflection, follow for daily facts/notes, wee

Cultural observation on thought leadership: do it in a way that others will follow. —— If you like exploring the mind through psychology, wellness, and culture, with both information and reflection, follow for daily facts/notes, weekly articles, and monthly deep dives (coming soon). #magaz

Mental wellness insight on materialistic pursuits: excessive needs for money, fame or power are about what they represented and lacked growing up. *Note: This content is for general informational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice. —— If you like exploring the mind through

Psychological insights: daily, consistent small actions can make big difference. Full essay available at the link in bio. —— If you like exploring the mind through psychology, wellness, and culture, with both information and reflection, follow for daily facts/notes, weekly articles, and monthl

Cultural insight on “sisu”, Finnish philosophy teaches determination, long-term resilience and perseverance during hardship. —— If you like exploring the mind through psychology, wellness, and culture, with both information and reflection, follow for daily facts/notes, weekly articles, and mon

Psychology insight: Uncertain threats may stress you out a lot more than guaranteed bad news. Source: Berker, A. O., 2016; PMID:27020312 —— If you like exploring the mind through psychology, wellness, and culture, with both information and reflection, follow for daily facts/notes, weekly art

Cultural observation on humanity: Ironically, if you haven't experienced the worst, you won’t easily recognize the best. —— If you like exploring the mind through psychology, wellness, and culture, with both information and reflection, follow for daily facts/notes, weekly articles, and mon

Emotional awareness and clarity on addiction. Many people who struggle with it are shamed by the very people who traumatized them. —— If you like exploring the mind through psychology, wellness, and culture, with both information and reflection, follow for daily facts/notes, weekly articles, an

Psychological clarity: judgments reflect their own issues, using you as a proxy. They want to be cared for; not that they care about you. —— If you like exploring the mind through psychology, wellness, and culture, with both information and reflection, follow for daily facts/notes, weekly arti