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You feel helpless at the mercy? Research has long since established that it also depends on us how easily we feel helpless. And we can change that. How Attribution Style Works Science Says: Perceived helplessness has something to do with what's called “attribution style” – how we explain to ourselves what around…
An experiment conducted with dogs by the American psychologist Martin Seligman showed that helplessness is often only learned. And it can also be unlearned. What does this have to do with your boss? Learning that you can defend yourself In his famous experiment, Martin Seligman also had a comparison group: there were dogs in which the…
We shouldn't and don't want to think about something - and that's exactly why we think about it all the time. This is not only impractical when it comes to getting rid of habits that you have grown fond of. Bad habits In terms of habits, it would still be harmless. For example, "Today I won't think about cigarettes all day!" or…
Don't think of a purple cow! What are you currently thinking about? Does it "moo" and chocolate? Then you could have fallen for a so-called “ironic process”: If we decide not to think about something, this very thought can downright haunt us. The desire for control Purple cows are the least...
Don't think about purple cows and white bears. But just because you shouldn't be thinking about it, your brain has been preoccupied with the cow or the bear. Right? What's going on in your brain? White bears and red Volkswagens In another experiment, the subjects are told to…
Do you sometimes feel helplessly at the mercy of your boss? Then we have good news for you: This apparent helplessness is only learned. And it can be unlearned again. The boss hands out work instructions… Monday morning, your boss hands out orders: “Please give me some information about our plans in Asia for the…