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What Truly Defines a Good Thinker?

By Eranda Jayawickreme, Wake Forest University
Eranda Jayawickreme, Wake Forest University

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Being humble about what you know is just one part of what makes you a good thinker.

Unraveling the Role of Self-Belief in Confidence to Results

By Na Li, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University et al
Na Li, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University et al

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Students with strong self-belief are happier and more successful – as our study shows

MS and My Quest to Find Fulfillment and Serve Others

By Lisa Doggett, MD
Lisa Doggett, MD

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Multiple sclerosis (MS) has added a bizarre twist to my quest to find fulfillment and to serve others. At times, it has helped me understand my purpose with greater clarity even while sometimes thwarting my plans.

The Value of Being Authentic

By Cheryl Pallant, PhD
Cheryl Pallant, PhD

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Practicing authenticity is challenging for anyone regardless of age. Authenticity requires us to recognize discrete sensations, emotions, and thoughts. It requires developing somatic and emotional intelligences.

How to Center and Ground Yourself Amid Chaos: Find True North

By Kate King
Kate King

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Humans possess an inner True North, just like the reliable North Star in the heavens, that continuously steers us toward our essential Selves. It’s from that interior home within our Selves that the radiance within each of us can emanate.

Self-Assessment and Confidence: What Cognitive Science Reveals

By Marion Rouault, Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière (ICM)
Marion Rouault, Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière (ICM)

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Science shows that self-esteem plays a key role with certain mental disorders, particularly those of anxious and depressive nature.

10 Steps to Create Positive Karma and a Successful Life

By Vincent DeFilippo
Vincent DeFilippo

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When some people hear the word “karma,” they associate a negative connotation. But everything we do either causes a negative or positive effect. It’s as simple as that.

Who Am I? Reimagining Your Identity

By Linda Rossetti
Linda Rossetti

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Who am I in the aftermath of a breakup? Who am I without this job that defined a big part of my existence for so long? Who am I if I am no longer physically able to do the kind of things I am used to doing? Have you ever asked yourself such questions?

How to Build a Memory Super-Highway for Exam Success

By Penny Van Bergen, University of Wollongong
Penny Van Bergen, University of Wollongong

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With school and university exams looming, students will be thinking about how they can maximise their learning.

Back-to-School Goals: Seizing the Fresh Start Effect

By Trudy Meehan, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
Trudy Meehan, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences

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Even if it’s been many years since you were last in school, you might still associate this time of year with that “back-to-school” mindset – that feeling of a page turning, a new phase beginning and the chance to start anew and reinvent yourself.

How to Manage Our Inner Saboteur

By Jacqueline Heller, MD
Jacqueline Heller, MD

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Deeply hidden fears, hurts, and longings may lead to symptoms and eventually maladaptive behaviors that can sabotage us. 

Two Actions Useful for Effective Interaction

By Peter Ralston
Peter Ralston

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You need to be able to apply any learned principles to your field and to other fields as well. Unless you experientially understand the principle itself—not just the description or method used to invite you to get it—and are able to live it, breathe it, and “be” it, mastery will remain elusive.

Finding Your Why and Your Life Purpose

By Gary C. Cooper
Gary C. Cooper

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Remember heading out on a road trip? What happened before you took off? You had a destination. You looked at a map or set your GPS. If you’d never been there before...

Your Perfectly Painful Childhood: Pain Is Your Fuel

By Sue Frederick
Sue Frederick

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Everyone experiences pain throughout life, especially during childhood. Whether we felt unloved, inadequate, rejected, unlovable, impoverished, or were abused, we all grow up hungry in one way or another.

Humans Create Their Own Story and Can Break Free of the Story Line

By Suzanne Worthley
Suzanne Worthley

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As human beings, our very first experience in life is separation from our biological mother, the source of life itself and this creates the context for our entire reality...

The Road to Healing: Lose Your Story, Lose the Past

By Sharon E. Martin, M.D., Ph.D.
Sharon E. Martin, M.D., Ph.D.

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When talking about moving forward to healing, one of the most common issues I see with my patients is stuckness. They will often hold on to an inner story as to why they are having the experience.

Hearts on Fire: Maui -- The Heart Center of Our World

By Will T. Wilkinson
Will T. Wilkinson

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Maui exists as a special place for millions of people all over the world, from those who revere it as one of the world’s sacred sites to tourists who come to reboot their lives.

Embracing Life's Sweetness: How to Eat a Mango

By Robert Jennings, InnerSelf.com
Robert Jennings, InnerSelf.com

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The scent of a fresh, ripe mango can be intoxicating. The sweetness of its nectar beckons you to savor its rich flavor. Yet, the simple act of eating a mango is not as straightforward as one might think.

The Impact of Female Breadwinners: Lower Life Satisfaction for Couples

By Helen Kowalewska, University of Bath
Helen Kowalewska, University of Bath

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Many women will, at least temporarily, be the breadwinner at some point in their relationship. Changing employment trends and gender roles will affect many households.

Unlocking the Power of Your Purposeful Life

By Robert Jennings, InnerSelf.com
Robert Jennings, InnerSelf.com

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There is hope in the form of purpose. A sense of purpose can be a powerful antidote to loneliness, providing a meaningful and fulfilling life.

The Universe Within: When in Doubt and Chaos, Turn Within

By Bill Philipps
Bill Philipps

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Many people spend much of their lives searching for this purpose, seeking exter­nal validation, unaware that the answers they seek are already available within them.

Committing to the Pursuit of Mastery

By Peter Ralston
Peter Ralston

young boy in front of a blackboard

The pursuit of mastery is not an easy road. But if you don’t think it’s possible for you personally, you’re not likely to pursue it.

It’s Time to Start Talking to Yourself Out Loud

By Vasavi Kumar
Vasavi Kumar

It’s Time to Start Talking to Yourself Out Loud

From early childhood, our inner dialogue (also sometimes referred to as self-talk or thinking to yourself???) plays an essential role in how we think, feel, and act. And

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