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Is there any direct or indirect empirical support for the effectiveness of Mel Robbins' five second rule?
I'm having a difficult time finding anything on suppression aside from various bits on the white bears experiment you noted. Of particular note is this study, I suppress, therefore I smoke detailing ...
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What can reduce the cognitive abilities in a common workplace?
Your question can only be answered if asked to the fields of human knowledge that deal with humans and their activities: ergonomics, psychology, social sciences, human-computer interaction, etc... ...
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Best meditation techniques to overcome Behavioral Addictions?
Several years ago, I was unsuccessfully searching for a study that evaluates the efficacy of many different interventions in the context of addictions. However, I did find a cognitive behavioral ...
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What can reduce the cognitive abilities in a common workplace?
One of the most significant factors impairing cognitive abilities in a typical office environment is the noise. It is well-known that quiet environment is essential for good concentration. For ...
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Phrase used by jordan peterson about "revealing"
Re-reading the whole quote and not just the first 3 sentences there does seem to be some ramblings which need citations to back his claims.
The crux of your question:
I am puzzled [with] what he ...
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Can the mind be trained to equanimously observe compulsive urges/cravings (without giving in / acting out)?
According to the article "Brief meditation training induces smoking reduction" one kind of mediation-training reduced smoking by 60% while a control group (relaxation training) showed no such effect.
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Long term effects of a high self monitor who voluntarily chooses a contradictory self-presentation
So basically the question eventually became about the influences of on-line activities on changing (improving in this case) one's behavior if not downright one's personality in real life.
There is a ...
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How can visual thinking be avoided?
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In normally sighted people visual thinking is the dominant mode of thinking and may be intimately associated even with verbal thinking and hence difficult to root out completely.
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What are the techniques to get over the learning plateau?
Increased spacing between learning sessions has been found to improve long-term learning when studying for tests. The key is to study less per session, but more often. To develop a habit, you could ...
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