1. Worry feels good because it gives us something (rather than nothing) to do. And this makes us feel a little less helpless and out of control.
2. Like the body craves calories, the mind craves control. When faced with a fearful situation that we can’t ...

The optimization trap is the belief that a few small adjustments have more impact than they actually do. Optimizing little things is usually a way for people to feel like they're doing something meaningful when they're actually avoiding big, scary moves that could truly make a di...

Looking at the bright side of life, and putting more weight on the likelihood of positive events happening around us is known as Optimism Bias.

The two beliefs that form this bias are:

1. A belief that we possess a greater amount of positive traits than ...