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Christian Jarrett

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Editor, Psyche Magazine https://psyche.co/ | SPSP award-winning author of BE WHO YOU WANT | Contributor to BBC Science Focus | http://www.christianjarrett.com

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Christian Jarrett @christianjarrett.bsky.social · May 13

We relaunched Psyche magazine! psyche.co
@psyche.co

Christian Jarrett @christianjarrett.bsky.social · 1d

Motivation is good, but discipline is better psyche.co/notes-to-sel... My latest Note to Self for Psyche magazine features the amazing Oleksandr Usyk. The boxing champ's recent claim that ‘discipline is better than motivation’ was psychologically astute

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Janan Mostajabi @jananmost.bsky.social · 3d

Wrote for @psyche.co about disinhibition – the trait that brings chaos and frustration, but can also (sometimes) spark charm and boldness. Check it out!

Christian Jarrett @christianjarrett.bsky.social · 4d

The trait that makes some people so frustrating – and alluring psyche.co/ideas/the-tr... By @jananmost.bsky.social for @psyche.co Conscientiousness is constantly touted as a virtue, so what’s life like for people with the opposite trait – disinhibition?

Christian Jarrett @christianjarrett.bsky.social · 4d

The trait that makes some people so frustrating – and alluring psyche.co/ideas/the-tr... By @jananmost.bsky.social for @psyche.co Conscientiousness is constantly touted as a virtue, so what’s life like for people with the opposite trait – disinhibition?

Christian Jarrett @christianjarrett.bsky.social · 16d

Where are you on the happiness curve? psyche.co/notes-to-sel... @richardfisher.bsky.social for @psyche.co "When I came across the U-shaped happiness curve, I knew I had to act if I wanted to buck the midlife average"

https://psyche.co/notes-to-self/the-happiness-chart-that-changed-the-course-of-my-life"When

Christian Jarrett @christianjarrett.bsky.social · Aug 20

You don’t need perfect features to be physically beautiful psyche.co/ideas/you-do... New Psyche Idea by professor of psychology Annett Schirmer

You don’t need perfect features to be physically beautiful | Psyche Ideas

New research reveals that physical attractiveness is more about personal compatibility than meeting universal standards

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Martin Wiener @martinwiener.bsky.social · Jul 30

Hey, I wrote a thing. I (and others) think that our sense of time and mental well-being are linked. Here are my thoughts on it. Thanks @psyche.co for the invite!

psyche.co/guides/how-t...

How to alter the passage of time to feel fast or slow | Psyche Guides

Knowing the psychology behind why moments drag or whizz by can give you a degree of control over your experience of time

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Martin Wiener @martinwiener.bsky.social · Aug 6

👋 Hi! Time Perception researcher here. Emotional time dilation has been studied pretty extensively with some neat findings. (I recognize OP was meant as joke but this is what I do). Check out my recent Psyche article if curious psyche.co/guides/how-t...

How to alter the passage of time to feel fast or slow | Psyche Guides

Knowing the psychology behind why moments drag or whizz by can give you a degree of control over your experience of time

Christian Jarrett @christianjarrett.bsky.social · Jul 7

Find meditation really boring? You’re not the only one. By Thomas Goetz for Psyche magazine. Other practices like sermons, yoga and retreats can also trigger ‘spiritual boredom’. Here’s why it’s normal and even useful psyche.co/ideas/find-m...

Find meditation really boring? You’re not the only one | Psyche Ideas

Other practices like sermons, yoga and retreats can also trigger ‘spiritual boredom’. Here’s why it’s normal and even useful

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koenfucius @koenfucius.bsky.social · Jun 29

Most people are terrible at task-switching, and thanks to research we have a pretty good idea why, writes @christianjarrett.bsky.social.

Key factors that make switching harder include attention, memory and emotion:

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koenfucius @koenfucius.bsky.social · Jun 27

The iron logic of the Peter Principle is hard to escape.

If you are competent at your job, you get promoted. So, it’s clear what no longer getting a promotion means…

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Christian Jarrett @christianjarrett.bsky.social · Jun 24

Caregivers (including parents and grandparents) have more youthful brains psyche.co/notes-to-sel... My latest Note to Self for Psyche magazine @psyche.co

Caregivers have more youthful brains | Psyche Notes to Self

As the father of twins, I could hardly feel more frazzled. But my brain age might paint a different, more youthful, picture

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Micah G. Allen @micahgallen.com · Jun 20

Check out this cool Psyche article by @leahbanellis.bsky.social - covering our recent research into the neural and psychiatric correlates of "body-wandering", i.e., mind-wandering about the interoceptive and somatic body.

Embodied Computation Group @the-ecg.bsky.social · Jun 20

Ever get distracted by your own body? We call this "body-wandering." 🧠🫀

Our latest study uncovers its neural fingerprint and the link to ADHD & depression symptoms. Awesome write-up by our own @leahbanellis.bsky.social, in Psyche Magazine!

psyche.co/ideas/how-mu...

#neuroscience #research #ADHD

How much you ‘body-wander’ could affect your mental health | Psyche Ideas

Some people tune into bodily sensations while daydreaming, others don’t – with implications for anxiety, depression and ADHD

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Leah Banellis @leahbanellis.bsky.social · Jun 20

I'm so grateful to write my first magazine article with
Psyche Magazine! psyche.co/ideas/how-mu...
It features our preprint on 🫁 'Body-Wandering' 🫀 with invaluable guidance from
@micahgallen.com and @themindwanders.bsky.social
: biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Christian Jarrett @christianjarrett.bsky.social · Jun 5

A way to enjoy more positive mental images psyche.co/notes-to-sel... My latest Note to Self for Psyche magazine @psyche.co! Psychologists have tested a way to seed ‘involuntary positive mental images’ in the brain – you could try it for yourself

A way to enjoy more positive mental images | Psyche Notes to Self

Psychologists have tested a way to seed ‘involuntary positive mental images’ in the brain. You can try it for yourself

Christian Jarrett @christianjarrett.bsky.social · Jun 1

African proverbs provide the blueprint for a meaningful life psyche.co/ideas/africa... By Richard Appiah for Psyche magazine @psyche.co. Incorporating ancient African wisdom into wellbeing interventions could push positive psychology beyond its Western roots

African proverbs provide the blueprint for a meaningful life | Psyche Ideas

Incorporating ancient African wisdom into wellbeing interventions could push positive psychology beyond its Western roots

Christian Jarrett @christianjarrett.bsky.social · May 22

Memory week continues on Psyche! Check out all of our fantastic memory-related expert articles and first-person stories psyche.co

Christian Jarrett @christianjarrett.bsky.social · May 21

Continuing our memory-themed week on Psyche: How do transgender people remember their earlier selves? psyche.co/ideas/how-do... By Caleb Schlaupitz @ucirvine.bsky.social Research w/ transgender people sheds light on the memory processes that allow any of us to navigate periods of change @psyche.co

How do transgender people remember their earlier selves? | Psyche Ideas

Research with transgender people sheds light on the memory processes that allow any of us to navigate periods of change

Christian Jarrett @christianjarrett.bsky.social · May 19

When memories from fiction become part of who you are psyche.co/ideas/when-m... Wonderful Psyche Idea by Osman Görkem Çetin. Scenes from books, movies and games sometimes carry as much weight as events from people’s own lives. We’re finding out why. via @psyche.co

When memories from fiction become part of who you are | Psyche Ideas

Scenes from books, movies and games sometimes carry as much weight as events from people’s own lives. We’re finding out why

Christian Jarrett @christianjarrett.bsky.social · May 16

The new and improved Psyche Weekly newsletter is here, check it out and catch up on all of this week's fresh content including our exciting new content channels mailchi.mp/psyche/how-t... via @psyche.co

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Sarah Rose Cavanagh @sarosecav.bsky.social · May 15

Excited to see @psyche.co magazine re-energize themselves with some new formats and offerings, while still being true to good writing & good science.

Really enjoyed writing this Guide with them a year or so back. @christianjarrett.bsky.social

psyche.co/guides/how-t...

How to support kids to be brave | Psyche Guides

The desire to protect kids from uncomfortable situations is natural. But they need your help to grow into the unknown

Christian Jarrett @christianjarrett.bsky.social · May 15

I was sceptical about breathwork so I did my own research. New Psyche Idea by Guy W Fincham, founder of Brighton & Sussex Breathwork Lab psyche.co/ideas/i-was-... Breathwork changed my life, but I heard the sceptics. Several studies later, I’m more convinced than ever in its benefits

I was sceptical about breathwork so I did my own research | Psyche Ideas

Breathwork changed my life, but I heard the sceptics. Several studies later, I’m more convinced than ever in its benefits

Christian Jarrett @christianjarrett.bsky.social · May 14

The birthday gift psyche.co/stories-of-c... In the Soviet Union, you’d never wish someone ‘S dnem rozhdeniya!’ without a proper present.

--The first of our new Stories of Change on the relaunched Psyche @psyche.co

The birthday gift | Psyche Stories of Change

In the Soviet Union, you’d never wish someone ‘S dnem rozhdeniya!’ without a proper present

Christian Jarrett @christianjarrett.bsky.social · May 13

We relaunched Psyche magazine! psyche.co
@psyche.co

Christian Jarrett @christianjarrett.bsky.social · Apr 16

How to be a resilient, adaptable leader: psyche.co/guides/how-t... New Psyche Guide by Selda Koydemir for @psyche.co In times of change and pressure, a set of skills known as ‘psychological flexibility’ can help you and your team to thrive

How to be a resilient, adaptable leader | Psyche Guides

In times of change and pressure, a set of skills known as ‘psychological flexibility’ can help you and your team to thrive

Christian Jarrett @christianjarrett.bsky.social · Apr 15

Why it matters that trauma affects women and men differently psyche.co/ideas/why-it... By Klára Hanáková for @psyche.co They are too often ignored, yet sex differences affect the kind of trauma people experience and the effect it has on them

Why it matters that trauma affects women and men differently | Psyche Ideas

They are too often ignored, yet sex differences affect the kind of trauma people experience and the effect it has on them