- The type of music you listen to affects the way you perceive the world.
- A study concluded that Spending money on others yields more happiness than spending it on yourself.
- If you announce your goals to others, you are less likely to make them happen because you lose motivation, studies confirmed.
- Most people have a favorite song because they associate it with an emotional event in their lives.
- Being with happy people makes you happier.
- Smart people underestimate themselves and ignorant people think they’re brilliant.
- Red and blue are hard on your eyes.
- People between the ages of 18 and 33 are the most stressed in the world. After the age of 33 stress levels tend to reduce.
- Your decisions are more Logical when thought in another language.
- Your brain is just as busy when you sleep.
- Phobophobia is the fear of having a phobia.
- Researchers are debating on adding Internet addiction the list of mental disorders.
- 1 in 5 people in France has experienced depression making it the most depressed country in the world.
- There is a gene that can cause you to be negative most of the time.
- The person who tries to keep everyone happy ends up feeling the loneliest.
- People who spends more time in the sun are more likely to be happier.
- Women with higher IQs have a harder time finding a mate.
- Fooling yourself into thinking you’ve slept well, even if you haven’t, still improves performance.
- Pretending not to care is the habit of someone who generally cares the most.
- Staying quite often means that you don’t think the other person is ready to hear your thoughts.
- People who understand sarcasm well are often good in reading people’s minds.
- Around 80% of people use music as an escape from all the negative things in life.
- Closing your eyes helps you remember things.
- Comedians and Funny people are actually the most depressed than others.
- Good liars are better at detecting lies of others.
- You can only remember 3 to 4 things at a time.
- Psychologists examined Internet trolls and found that they are “narcissistic, psychopathic, and sadistic”.
- The brain treats rejection like physical pain.
- “Erotomania” is a psychological disorder in which the affected people believe a famous person is in love with them.
- Paris Syndrome is a psychological disorder, mainly suffered by Japanese people, caused after realizing Paris isn’t what they expected.
- The average high school kid today has the same level of anxiety as the average psychiatric patient in the early 1950’s.
- No one born blind has ever developed schizophrenia.
- Anorexia has the highest mortality rate of any psychological disorder: between 5% and 20% eventually die from it.
- Severe Depression can cause us to biologically age more by increasing the aging process in cells.
- Crying makes you feel better, reduces stress, and may help to keep the body healthy.
- Around 6% of people have narcissistic personality disorder. They have a strong sense of self-importance and lack empathy.
- People with unfortunate initials, such as P.I.G. or A.S.S. have significant lower life expectancy, due to psychological stress related to childhood bullying.
- Sarcasm promotes creativity, a Harvard study found.
- Boanthropy is a psychological disorder where people think they’re cows.
- Online Dating and Online shopping follow the same psychological principle.
- People fascinated by serial killers are better conversationalists.
- 90% of people text things that they can’t say in person.
- Singing reduces feelings of depression and anxiety.
- Some of us are actully afraid of being happy because of the fear that something tragic might happen next.
- You can sustain a high level of attention for approximately 10 minutes.
- If you remember a past event, you’re actually remembering the last time you remembered it rather than the event itself.
- Your most vivid memories are often flawed.
- You blame a person’s behavior on their personality…unless the person is you.
- Negative reinforcement works better than punishment as a disciplinary measure.
Your mind wanders 30% of the time.