When I took my children to the Museum of Science in Boston, I liked to sit them by the entrance of the cafeteria while we ate to provide a lesson about state of mind. People walking into the cafeteria ...

When I taught “Introduction to Psychology,” we covered four main goals of psychology: to describe, explain, predict, and control behavior (Coon, Mitterer, 2013). The idea of control is ultimately self ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Caroline Castrillon covers career, entrepreneurship and women at work. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought many changes to our daily ...

In these days of disruptive change and raging conspiracy theories, the leadership challenge of changing people’s minds is central. While it is therefore welcome to see Harvard Business Review (HBR) ...

Raise your hand if you’ve recently engaged in an insult-slinging argument that started as an attempt at a civil discussion about some hot-button issue. Many of us have, and with high-stakes elections ...

Managing stress, keeping a journal, mediating, and other strategies can help you change your mindset, making it easier to direct your thoughts in a certain direction. Share on Pinterest Mihajlo ...

Apple's State of Mind feature offers iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch users an easy way to log their emotions and assess their their risk of anxiety and depression. I’ve contributed to PCMag since 2019, ...

Apple's included Freeform app is a versatile tool for note-taking, doodles, collaborative planning, and much more. Here's how to use it as a mind-mapping tool for visualizing plans, projects, and ...

Do you often find yourself trying to solve problems for your friends and family? Draining your time, resources and energy to offer others help or advice? If so, Yasin Bojang would like for you to slow ...