http://www.psycinreallife.com Applying Psychological Theory to Everyday Life. Wed, 27 Jan 2010 09:27:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I think I was born to dance. I'm not a professional dancer and I don't take dance lessons, but there is just something about dancing that gets me really excited. There is nothing better than busting out some moves to a really groovy song.  Not only is it fun, it ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PsycInRealLife/~3/XqpV6U_RdIc/ http://www.psycinreallife.com/dancing-as-therapy/ Here are 3 brief videos about stress. They are short and straight to the point, so i highly recommend watching them to give you an idea about stress. These videos provide information on what stress is, what causes stress and how to cope with it. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PsycInRealLife/~3/Eo5rQFekU5s/ http://www.psycinreallife.com/coping-with-stress/ Motivation is something that a lot of people, including myself, lack. It doesn’t come easy and it is something that can hold us back from achieving our true potential. I am often in awe of the few students at university who sit at the front of the lecture theatre, record ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PsycInRealLife/~3/cG9FMb2w3KI/ http://www.psycinreallife.com/how-to-get-motivated/ Being in a relationship is not easy. It requires effort and devotion to keep that romantic flare and interest there. Sometimes we get lazy and take it for granted. We stop making that extra effort to please our partners and the relationship becomes hollow. It turns into what is known ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PsycInRealLife/~3/-kJ0xDT0RQY/ http://www.psycinreallife.com/romanticrelationship/ We live in a time where the choices that are provided to us are almost infinite. The choices of where to live, what to study, where to work, what occupation to persue and what product to choose can sometimes be overwhelming and it can make deciding which option to choose ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PsycInRealLife/~3/JAMPffZE0JY/ http://www.psycinreallife.com/types-of-decision-makers/ I am a musician. Although i don't study music, I spend one night a week playing in a community brass band. Along with being a musician comes a lot of fear. For example, last week the girl I sit next to (I will call her R) was about to play ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PsycInRealLife/~3/rBAJEgi4-bo/ http://www.psycinreallife.com/to-fear-or-not-to-fear-that-is-the-question/ Put aside the saying that beauty is in the eye of the beholder because recent reports suggest that it is in the brain of the beholder.  I'm talking about the difference between men and women and the way they interpret beauty. Have you ever noticed a difference in the way ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PsycInRealLife/~3/XEEAS4OAP4k/ http://www.psycinreallife.com/men-and-women-process-beauty-differently/ If you are having a long conversation on the phone, do you just sit still and enjoy the sounds of the voice on the other end of the phone, or do you seek out a pen and a piece of paper and start drawing cute little pictures or shapes? This ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PsycInRealLife/~3/lJ_OtAWicpc/ http://www.psycinreallife.com/do-you-doodle/ Do you ever walk down the street and wonder about all the people walking past you? Why are they all here and where have they come from? What is their life story? I often do. I try to figure people out in my head; what makes them tick? Each person ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PsycInRealLife/~3/Prt8MwsHf80/ http://www.psycinreallife.com/too-much-of-a-good-thing/ As children we are given the impression that our intelligence is a fixed characteristic that will not change throughout our lives. I don't know about you all, but as a child I worked extremely hard at school as I thought that if I failed at school, it meant I was ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PsycInRealLife/~3/3MRZKi-QFwo/ http://www.psycinreallife.com/improve-your-iq/