When I taught “Introduction to Psychology,” we covered four main goals of psychology: to describe, explain, predict, and control behavior (Coon, Mitterer, 2013). The idea of control is ultimately self ...

Ever feel like your life is out of your hands? With the speed of life and everything that comes our way, it’s easy to feel stuck and powerless. But here’s the secret: You can take back control any ...

When I took my children to the Museum of Science in Boston, I liked to sit them by the entrance of the cafeteria while we ate to provide a lesson about state of mind. People walking into the cafeteria ...

Entrepreneurs go down dead ends in business. They hit walls, become frustrated, and their emotions get the better of them. They give up and find another business. Or worse; they get a job. Unless you ...

In the silent corners of the mind, where thoughts multiply like wildfire, overthinking often becomes our greatest enemy. It creeps in quietly — turning small worries into overwhelming anxieties and ...

Political pundits would have a much easier job if they started predicting Americans’ stress levels instead of the outcome of the presidential election. No margin of ...

James Kimmel, Jr., is a lecturer of psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine, a lawyer, and the founder and co-director of the Yale Collaborative for Motive Control Studies. He is the creator of The ...

Now exhale and notice how you feel. If you feel even a bit calmer, you have just experienced the power of conscious and ...

When individuals begin paying attention to their nonverbal cues — not just those of others — they gain insight into what they’re feeling and why. Leaders who tune into their own body language first ...