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.
Everything nowadays is constantly changing: politics, values, ways of thinking and interacting, education, the work world… Right now, we’re living in a globalized society characterized by rampant consumerism and the disappearance of past structures. This has led to feelings of uncertainty,…
Humans are social beings. Thus, they wouldn’t be able to lead healthy lives if they didn’t relate to other people. We start socializing during childhood and become part of social groups that change and grow over time. Being part of…
Eduardo Punset is a rather popular politician who left us a wonderful legacy of human wisdom. Today, we’re going to discuss one of his most revealing and interesting statements. To the suggestion that happiness is the absence of fear, he…
On a social level, self-confidence is like a prized treasure. We have lots of information at our disposal about how to increase it and enjoy greater personal growth. In contrast to self-confidence, we have a very basic idea of social…
Trying to overcome your shyness can feel like a real challenge. Far from being a disease or disorder, shyness is an emotional condition that makes you feel ashamed at an emotional level and inhibits your behavior. A shy person doesn’t…
Who hasn’t felt the desire to change unpleasant experiences for others that are a bit more pleasant? Unfortunately, we’re talking about something that isn’t always possible. Although you may not be able to change reality through your behavior, resignifying your…
Living abroad seems easier now than it did before, and the world seems to get smaller as the days go by. Long distances have ceased to be a problem. Also, we connect with people from other countries and other cultures…
Perhaps the years have gone by without you having noticed. Work obligations, the daily grind, and a great number of worries have kept you busy. So busy, in fact, that you haven’t had time to reflect on your state of…
Getting away can be a great way to gain perspective and temporarily move away from things you’re close to. It can help you make better decisions and clarify your thoughts, desires, and emotions. It’s not always easy to do, because…
There are times in life where you need to be capable of self-defense. As peaceful as you may be, sooner or later you’ll find yourself in a conflict where someone tries to impose themselves on you or limit your ability…
Being happy for others is a selfless act that can say a lot about you. Even better, this type of personal focus and real intent for others’ well-being can make you happier. However, you might come across people that say,…
Impulses stem from your irrational, primitive side. It’s like trying to tame a wild beast. It might seem docile most of the time, but in certain situations, it’ll act according to its nature. In those moments, it doesn’t matter if…
You may already know that there’s no such thing as complete happiness. Instead, happiness is a path you consciously take. (The path we’re about to discuss here today). Being happy with your life means you enjoy yourself most of the…
The Bushido code is an ancient list of Japanese principles. Originally, this set of guidelines for life was followed strictly by samurais. The word “bushido” means “the way of the warrior”. For Japanese samurai, the Bushido code wasn’t just a…
There are many expectations that often revolve around the prospect of studying at university and university life in general. It’s a good idea to analyze them and compare them to how things really are. We have always associated certain popular…
A mistake doesn’t make you a failure. Let’s take chess as an example. The final result of a chess game seldom depends on luck but on the level of expertise of the two contenders. The “winner” knows they could’ve lost…
The law of least effort to manage stress can be very useful. It’s a very simple resource from Deepak Chopra’s book The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success. According to his approach, human beings should follow a life path that allows them…
In his last book, It’s Not So Terrible, Rafael Santandreu offers a practical manual for personal transformation and self-therapy through inner dialogue. It’s a very thorough and original work that will give you valuable strategies based on cognitive psychology. Santandreu…
Feeling stagnated is never fun. Stop for a second and imagine you’re at a fork in the road with three potential paths. Although you have a good idea of which is the best one, you do nothing. You spend days,…
Many people set the goal of traveling great distances in search of what they want. Thus, they commit themselves to this search with great enthusiasm and keep going with the hope of finding that one solution that’ll fix everything that’s…