Deliberative – The Power of a Brake

Deliberative – The Power of a Brake

Do you have the Deliberative strength? Are you careful? Are you protective? Then you might have the Deliberative strength. People with the deliberative StrengthsFinder talent theme are described as especially talented in taking serious care in making decisions. ...
Political Anger is a Reflex

Political Anger is a Reflex

Political anger is often equated with intelligence and virtue, but it is more like an automatic reflex when viewed at a brain level. Each surge of political anger builds a pathway in the brain that makes it easier for new information to turn on the anger. The...
Positivity and the Negative Bias

Positivity and the Negative Bias

Have you ever looked at a photograph of yourself and hated it? If you’re nodding your head in agreement, you’ll be like the majority of us who look at ourselves in photos and notice the parts of our face or body that we’re not very happy with. “Oh, I look so old … so...
Turn your chores into a beautiful thing

Turn your chores into a beautiful thing

Do your daily chores drive you mad? Do you moan and put them off until the job is completely out of hand and ten times harder? While you may not be able to elevate your chores to a ‘fun’ activity any time soon, you can (believe it or not) focus on making them a...
Improve your mood with photography

Improve your mood with photography

How do you improve your mood? When you’re feeling stressed or down in the dumps, what do you do to improve your mood? Have a glass of wine? Eat your favourite chocolate bar? Watch the soaps on TV? Listen to music? Look at old family photograph albums? For many of us,...