Loretta Graziano Breuning's Blog, page 13
February 9, 2014
Three Little Words You Long to Hear: “It’s their fault.”
When you blame your frustrations on others, you waste brainpower that you could have spent meeting your needs. Instead, thrive like a mountain goat by focusing on your next step. Your brain cannot climb a mountain and curse it at the same time.
February 4, 2014
Crisis Goggles Make Everything Look Bad
Our brain evolved to look for problems. If you look at a beautiful mosaic with one tile missing, your brain is drawn to the missing tile. You can train yourself to see the good things you've overlooked by knowing how your happy chemicals work.
January 30, 2014
Aggression Works Because People Feed It
I recently fed pigs on a farm, and saw how they bite each other over crumbs. Biting works in the pig world. It teaches other pigs not to get in your way. We humans work hard to restrain our aggression, and we learn to release it in appropriate ways. But sometimes we reward aggression inadvertently.
January 26, 2014
Hook Ups, Oxytocin, and the Brain’s Quest for Trust
Sex triggers oxytocin, a brain chemical that makes you feel safe. The oxytocin is gone quickly, though, which leaves you feeling unsafe. You can trigger oxytocin in new ways if you know how your brain works.
January 2, 2014
Rewiring Yourself and Others
My guest blogger teaches conflict-resolution in a prison. She calls herself a "resolutionist" because she sees New Years resolutions as a fun way to rewire yourself. Everyone can wire in new responses by repeating a new behavior.
Rewiring yourself and others
My guest blogger teaches conflict-resolution in a prison. She calls herself a "resolutionist" because she sees New Years resolutions as a fun way to rewire yourself. Everyone can wire in new responses by repeating a new behavior.
December 29, 2013
Break Any Habit in 3 Simple Steps
A bad habit is just a pathway in your brain. Build a new pathway so your electricity will have a new place to flow. 1. Design the new habit. 2. Commit. 3. Repeat. No time or money for a new habit?
November 26, 2013
I'm Grateful for Dopamine
Dopamine makes you want. Without dopamine, no temptation plagues you, but you don't feel joy either. As we enter the season of temptation, it's good to know why dopamine turns on. You have power over that dopamine feeling when you understand it.
November 20, 2013
The Split-Second that Changes You Forever
Change often happens in a split second. It’s exciting to watch these moments in the movies because you’re available to fully notice the character having a shift, an insight, a change of heart.
Top movie moments for your inner mammal
Little moments of triumph feel good when you see them on a big screen. We mammals are often frustrated by social rivalry, and we like to see others work things out.
