Our brains have been wired to avoid discomfort and uncertainty, so we procrastinate, even when it goes against our best interests. Luckily, we can learn to stop.
Our brains have been wired to avoid discomfort and uncertainty, so we procrastinate, even when it goes against our best interests. Luckily, we can learn to stop.
If our functioning is controlled purely by logic, how is it that we can know what is best for us and still fail to act accordingly? A three-system model offers an explanation.
If our functioning is controlled purely by logic, how is it that we can know what is best for us and still fail to act accordingly? A three-system model offers an explanation.
When we fall prey to perfectionism, we think we’re honorably aspiring to be our very best, but often we’re really just setting ourselves up for failure, as perfection is impossible and its pursuit inevitably backfires.