Doubting Your Self-Doubt | Psychology Today

“Self-doubt kills talent.”- Edie McClurg Self-doubt is a feeling of uncertainty or lack of confidence in yourself or your abilities. Long term self-doubt will lead to anxiety, avoidance, procrastination, depression, low-self-esteem and potentially an extreme difficulty in making decisions. How could we begin to doubt our self-doubt, which appears to be on the rise in […]

The Empathy Singularity | Psychology Today

Source: Art: DALL-E/OpenAI As the possibility or perhaps inevitability of artificial general intelligence (AGI) draws closer, it’s natural to wonder how human cognition can compete in a world where machines may soon match, or surpass, human intellectual abilities. AGI’s potential to perform any cognitive task that a human can begs the question: How do we, […]

What Is Wisdom? | Psychology Today

‘Common Wisdom: 8 Scientific Elements of a Meaningful Life’ by Dr. Laura Gabayan Source: Redwood Publishing, LLC/Used with permission What is wisdom? Can it be scientifically defined? For millennia, people have defined wisdom in a variety of ways, yet many think, “I know it when I see it.” Can something so important be left to […]

Hoarding Disorder and Suicide | Psychology Today

Hoarding Disorder (HD), classified under the category of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders (OCRDs) in the DSM-5, has gained significant attention due to its association with heightened suicidality. Here, we explore the relationship between HD and suicidal behaviors, drawing on the recent meta-analysis by Pellegrini et al. (2021). A Meta-analysis can generate more robust conclusions than […]