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Personal Development

Achieving goals, overcoming adversity, improving your skills, finding out your strengths… All this aspects and many more make up one of the most interesting parts of psychology: personal development.

Midlife Crisis: Signs, Causes, and How to Overcome It
Personal DevelopmentMidlife Crisis: Signs, Causes, and How to Overcome ItYou may be afraid of getting older, of no longer being young, or both at the same time. The truth...
Aristotle's Advice on How to Be Happy
Personal DevelopmentAristotle's Advice on How to Be HappyAristotle is one of the most recognized Greek thinkers of his time. His reflections on life and the world continue...
The 11 Benefits of Mandalas
Personal DevelopmentThe 11 Benefits of MandalasWhat are the benefits of mandalas? The word mandala comes from Sanskrit and means "sacred circle." These circle-shaped representations are used in different cultures. For example, Buddhist, Hindu, and Christian...
Enneagram Type Four: The Individualist of the Romantic
Personal DevelopmentEnneagram Type Four: The Individualist of the RomanticThe figure of Frida Kahlo usually exemplifies Enneagram type 4 very well. Her passionate, romantic, creative, and tragic character almost...
The Hero's Journey, According to Joseph Campbell
Personal DevelopmentThe Hero's Journey, According to Joseph CampbellDo we always write the same story? What determines our path of evolution? There are different theories, and one of...
6 Ways to Discover Your Strengths
Personal Development6 Ways to Discover Your StrengthsCourage, humanity, justice, honesty, persistence, enthusiasm, resilience... Getting to know your strengths will allow you to get to know yourself...
How to Overcome the Desire to Give Up?
Personal DevelopmentHow to Overcome the Desire to Give Up?Sometimes you lack courage, and hope and even doubt your abilities. It's true, that striving every day to achieve your...
Four Types of Self-Care
Personal DevelopmentFour Types of Self-CareDo you take care of yourself? Do you carry out actions and practices to maintain and improve your physical, mental, and emotional health? Self-care involves taking responsibility for yourself and...
Post Traumatic-Growth: Rising From the Ashes
Personal DevelopmentPost Traumatic-Growth: Rising From the AshesFriedrich Nietzsche was one of the great philosophers and poets of the 19th century. In his masterpiece, Thus Spoke Zarathustra,...
11 Exercises to Increase Frustration Tolerance
Personal Development11 Exercises to Increase Frustration ToleranceFrustration tolerance not only affects the way you react to any results you achieve but also the attitude you assume...
The Rule of Three Technique for Public Speaking
Personal DevelopmentThe Rule of Three Technique for Public SpeakingThe art of communicating a message is a necessary virtue for great orators and lecturers. However, we also sometimes need...
How to Train Your Psychological Flexibility
Personal DevelopmentHow to Train Your Psychological FlexibilityPsychological flexibility is one of the fundamental capacities for adapting to different circumstances and getting the most out of every...
How to Integrate Relaxation Techniques Into Your Daily Life
Personal DevelopmentHow to Integrate Relaxation Techniques Into Your Daily LifeToday's world is full of obligations and worries that can cloud your mind and make stress and anxiety take over...
What Motivates an Athlete?
Personal DevelopmentWhat Motivates an Athlete?Serena Williams, Lionel Messi, Rafael Nadal, and Usain Bolt. Many of these people are considered extraordinary for their achievements, ability to excel, and exceptional abilities. But, what motivates these illustrious...
Success: Personal Aspiration or Social Pressure?
Personal DevelopmentSuccess: Personal Aspiration or Social Pressure?The question of whether success is a personal aspiration or social pressure has long been the subject of reflection. In...
The Four Universal Needs of the Human Being
Personal DevelopmentThe Four Universal Needs of the Human BeingThere's a series of universal needs that motivate us to achieve self-realization. Once the basic aspects that guarantee our subsistence...
How to Overcome an Existential Crisis
Personal DevelopmentHow to Overcome an Existential CrisisThere are times when you doubt everything, even yourself. The world appears to be a distorted and meaningless scenario, and...
Conversational Hypnosis
Personal DevelopmentConversational HypnosisConversational hypnosis is a method of implanting suggestions when talking to another person. It makes use of some classic hypnosis tools. However, it doesn't have a therapeutic purpose. In fact,...
Four Buddhist Strategies For Dealing With Stress
Personal DevelopmentFour Buddhist Strategies For Dealing With StressMany people identify with or are inspired by different currents of Buddhist thought. Buddha claimed that "No matter how hard...
The Adaptability Quotient (AQ) and Why It's So Important
Personal DevelopmentThe Adaptability Quotient (AQ) and Why It's So ImportantHealth crises, social changes, economic ups and downs, wars, and the perpetual shadow of uncertainty. Throughout history, and not just...
Why's It So Difficult for You to Change?
Personal DevelopmentWhy's It So Difficult for You to Change?Changing your behavior is a psychological engineering process. It requires the intervention of a specific cognitive and emotional artifact: your...
Radical Acceptance Exercises for Managing Suffering
Personal DevelopmentRadical Acceptance Exercises for Managing Suffering"This can't be happening to me." How many times have you said this to yourself when, suddenly, adversity appears in...
Are You Sensitive to the Needs of Others?
Personal DevelopmentAre You Sensitive to the Needs of Others?"I hope you find someone who speaks your language, so you don't have to spend a lifetime translating your spirit"....
Don't Talk About Your Goals if You Want to Achieve Them
Personal DevelopmentDon't Talk About Your Goals if You Want to Achieve ThemHave you ever heard that you shouldn't tell anyone about your goals until you've fulfilled them? As with many popular...
How to Be More Mindful and Strengthen Your Connection With Life
Personal DevelopmentHow to Be More Mindful and Strengthen Your Connection With LifeSometimes, you resist going with the flow. This can be for many reasons. One of them might be the rhythm...
Three Questions to Answer That'll Improve Your Mood
Personal DevelopmentThree Questions to Answer That'll Improve Your MoodSmall setbacks, fatigue, or even a dull routine can sabotage your hopes. They also tend to set off a chain...
How to Identify Your Current Psychological Needs
Personal DevelopmentHow to Identify Your Current Psychological NeedsThe psychological needs of the individual change, depending on the time and their circumstances. Although basic needs are maintained throughout...
If You Could Go Back in Time What Advice Would You Give Yourself?
Personal DevelopmentIf You Could Go Back in Time What Advice Would You Give Yourself?Throughout your life, you've learned infinite things, and there are certain experiences that you wouldn't change for the world. However,...