Are Smarter People More Prone to Mental Illness? Why high IQ can lead to an increased risk of anxiety and depression. A survey of nearly 4000 people from MENSA (people who have an IQ of over 130) has found that up to ... Read More

The popular behaviour that increases anxiety While fear is a response to a real threat, anxiety is a response to a perceived threat. If an attacker is chasing you fear is the right response. However, if you’re often scared about being ... Read More

How to change your personality and be happier Psychologists have discovered that it is possible to change your personality. A study in the journal of personality research has found that the three most popular changes people want to make to their ... Read More

The Most Powerful Mood Lifting Drug Drugs like Prozac and Ecstasy that can lift mood do so because they activate a particular chemical in the brain called serotonin. But it turns out that something else activates serotonin even more effectively. British scientist, ... Read More

The Quality Rated Highest in Leaders What do people most want from their leaders? A Harvard study surveyed the teams of 195 leaders from 30 global organisations in 15 countries. Researchers found that what people wanted most was “high ethical and moral ... Read More

Why Bad Relationships Get Repeated Do you find yourself repeating bad relationship patterns? According to a study on over 500 people, reported in the Journal of Family Psychology, while relationships often start out differently, the middle part tends to repeat the ... Read More

Double Your Chances of Success You’re more likely to adopt a new habit if you do this. You know you need to eat healthier, exercise, meditate or work on your business but you don’t. Most people know what to do but don’t ... Read More

The Weird Thing High Achievers Do. We’ve been taught the key to success is visualizing the accomplishment of our goals. In fact, research by Gabriele Oettingen, professor of psychology at New York University has found that too much positive visualization reduces ... Read More

How to Predict Divorce with 94% Accuracy Imagine there was a test that could predict if you were going to get divorced. There is and it’s 94% accurate! All couples disagree, often about the same things. Professor Gottman has found it’s not ... Read More