Jeremy Dean's Blog, page 797

A Sense of Purpose Helps You Live Longer

"Some people wander aimlessly through life, but I am not one of them."

→ Dr Jeremy Dean is a psychologist and author of PsyBlog. His latest book is
"Making Habits, Breaking Habits: How to Make Changes That Stick"

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Super-Focus: 10 Natural Steps to Nurture Your Attention

How to deal with interruptions, structure your environment, enter a flow state and much more...

→ Dr Jeremy Dean is a psychologist and author of PsyBlog. His latest book is
"Making Habits, Breaking Habits: How to Make Changes That Stick"

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Magic Mushrooms: How They Affect the Brain’s Emotion Centres

Could psilocybin one day be used as an effective anti-depressant?

→ Dr Jeremy Dean is a psychologist and author of PsyBlog. His latest book is
"Making Habits, Breaking Habits: How to Make Changes That Stick"

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Why Do We Yawn?

It's not to do with inhaling more oxygen or expelling more carbon dioxide.

→ Dr Jeremy Dean is a psychologist and author of PsyBlog. His latest book is
"Making Habits, Breaking Habits: How to Make Changes That Stick"

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How Your Name Influences How Believable You Are

What's in a name?

→ Dr Jeremy Dean is a psychologist and author of PsyBlog. His latest book is
"Making Habits, Breaking Habits: How to Make Changes That Stick"

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Girls Get Higher Grades Than Boys In All Subjects

Data from one million students in over 30 countries reveals whether or not there is a 'boy-crisis' in schools.

→ Dr Jeremy Dean is a psychologist and author of PsyBlog. His latest book is
"Making Habits, Breaking Habits: How to Make Changes That Stick"

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Irregular Bedtimes Reduce Children’s Cognitive Performance

Attending a Better University Doesn’t Make You Happier, Here’s What Does…

Only 14% of graduates strongly agreed that the professors cared about them.

→ Dr Jeremy Dean is a psychologist and author of PsyBlog. His latest book is
"Making Habits, Breaking Habits: How to Make Changes That Stick"

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The Effect Being Called ‘Fat’ Has on 10-Year-Old Girls, 9 Years Later

Are girls shocked into changing their lifestyle, or is the result altogether darker?

→ Dr Jeremy Dean is a psychologist and author of PsyBlog. His latest book is
"Making Habits, Breaking Habits: How to Make Changes That Stick"

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How Attention Works: The Brain’s Anti-Distraction System Discovered

Attention is only partly about what we focus on, but also about what we manage to ignore.

→ Dr Jeremy Dean is a psychologist and author of PsyBlog. His latest book is
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Really Easy New Method For Changing Habits

Psychologists find first experimental evidence for new way of getting out of a rut.

→ Dr Jeremy Dean is a psychologist and author of PsyBlog. His latest book is
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