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A source of news, websites, articles, blogs, and other information about the growing interest in positive psychology, neuropsychology, and brain mapping from Psychogenyx.  
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How to achieve breakout success

How to achieve breakout success | The Psychogenyx News Feed | Scoop.it
Factors that help to get unstuck and unleash your full potential.
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Why "Run, Hide, Fight" is flawed

Why "Run, Hide, Fight" is flawed | The Psychogenyx News Feed | Scoop.it
The “Run, Hide, Fight” campaign doesn’t adequately address the reality of an active shooter attack
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This is a very interesting approach to active shooter response training.  Take a look.  

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This Is Your Perfect Schedule for a Productive Day (Science Says So)

This Is Your Perfect Schedule for a Productive Day (Science Says So) | The Psychogenyx News Feed | Scoop.it
Read our career advice article, This Is Your Perfect Schedule for a Productive Day (Science Says So)
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Hacking Your Brain Waves: Wearable Meditation Headsets

Hacking Your Brain Waves: Wearable Meditation Headsets | The Psychogenyx News Feed | Scoop.it
Perhaps you’ve seen pictures of people lying in giant machines that record brain activity; or a man …
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Positive memories may prove effective in treating mental health problems

Positive memories may prove effective in treating mental health problems | The Psychogenyx News Feed | Scoop.it
Using positive memories can prove to be an effective method for boosting mood amongst individuals with specific mental health problems such as anxiety or depression.
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Anxiety makes it easier to goof up - Futurity

Anxiety makes it easier to goof up - Futurity | The Psychogenyx News Feed | Scoop.it
Anxiety can be insidious. It doesn't just make us feel terrible. It also can cause us to make terrible decisions, new brain research shows.
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Hacking Your Brain: Neurotech Startups Aim To Treat Depression, Alzheimer’s And Parkinson’s Through Headsets

Hacking Your Brain: Neurotech Startups Aim To Treat Depression, Alzheimer’s And Parkinson’s Through Headsets | The Psychogenyx News Feed | Scoop.it

Neuroscience advances from startups are behind new headsets that can alter how the brain works — and potentially treat several diseases.

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Meditation for Those Who Say They Can't

Meditation for Those Who Say They Can't | The Psychogenyx News Feed | Scoop.it

Are you someone who is too busy to meditate? Too stressed to relax? You just can't sit still or quiet your mind?

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The Brain Training That Could Reduce Sadness and Anxiety - PsyBlog

The Brain Training That Could Reduce Sadness and Anxiety - PsyBlog | The Psychogenyx News Feed | Scoop.it
Brain scans showed that people who practised a difficult version of this task coped better with negative emotions.
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The 37 Best Websites To Learn Something New — Life Learning

The 37 Best Websites To Learn Something New - Life Learning - Medium

There is absolutely no excuse for you not to master a new skill, expand your knowledge, or eventually boost your career.

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Unraveling The Surprising Relationship Between Mood And Productivity - Fast Company

Unraveling The Surprising Relationship Between Mood And Productivity - Fast Company | The Psychogenyx News Feed | Scoop.it
Mood affects your productivity more than you realize, but a new app is helping employees take control of their emotions at work.
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Brain Hacking Is Having Incredible Effects And It's Just Getting Started

Brain Hacking Is Having Incredible Effects And It's Just Getting Started | The Psychogenyx News Feed | Scoop.it
A small jolt of electrical stimulation can boost memory and focus. What'll be possible once we can implant chips into the brain?
Lisa A Romano's curator insight, September 21, 2015 11:46 PM

Very interesting area that does not immediately throw up the ethical barrier to scientific exploration, more - it pushes the barrier...

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Can You Create Good Habits That Stick?

Can You Create Good Habits That Stick? | The Psychogenyx News Feed | Scoop.it
Do you have the chance to do what you do best each day at work? Take a moment and think about it. Do you have the chance to do what you do best each day? Not just now and again. Not even just most days. But each and every day.
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Why the modern world is bad for your brain

Why the modern world is bad for your brain | The Psychogenyx News Feed | Scoop.it
Multitasking is an essential skill in the era of email, text messages, Facebook and Twitter. But, argues neuroscientist Daniel J Levitin, it’s actually making us less efficient
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Autofocus Brain: 5 Tricks To Use Your Brain Like A Camera

Autofocus Brain: 5 Tricks To Use Your Brain Like A Camera | The Psychogenyx News Feed | Scoop.it
Every job you will ever do will start and end in your mind. Learn from a ship's captain how to use your brain to effectively shift focus in milliseconds.
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Why your brain loves procrastination

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The new science of why people procrastinate — and how to stop.
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How People Learn to Become Resilient

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Maria Konnikova writes about resilience and the skills that researches say can be learned to acquire it.
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Memory Recall Is Tripled By An Easy 'Self-Imagination' Technique, Study Finds - PsyBlog

Memory Recall Is Tripled By An Easy 'Self-Imagination' Technique, Study Finds - PsyBlog | The Psychogenyx News Feed | Scoop.it
For both healthy people and those with memory problems, the technique improved recall dramatically.
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6 Reasons Why Trying to Avoid Failure Will Cause You to Fail

6 Reasons Why Trying to Avoid Failure Will Cause You to Fail | The Psychogenyx News Feed | Scoop.it
Are you trying to succeed? Or are you trying to avoid failure? Studies show there's a big difference.
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Mindfulness Isn’t Much Harder than Mindlessness

Mindfulness Isn’t Much Harder than Mindlessness | The Psychogenyx News Feed | Scoop.it

And it’s a lot more rewarding.

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New wave in tech: hacking the brain

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The next frontier for the tech sector is the human brain.

A new breed of neuro-hacker is finding ways to capture and manipulate brainwaves to improve health, with potential to help the severely...

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How to Stop Other People's Emotions from Bringing You Down

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Empathy is a terrific skill to have, but too much of it can leave you overwhelmed by others’ negative emotions. Here’s how to stop absorbing what others around you are feeling while still being an understanding fellow human being.

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41 Hacks That Help People With ADD/ADHD Work And Feel Better

41 Hacks That Help People With ADD/ADHD Work And Feel Better | The Psychogenyx News Feed | Scoop.it
Having ADD/ADHD can be both a blessing and a curse. These 41 hacks will help you to thrive at work and in your personal life.
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Make Your Life an Epic Win!

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A new self-help trend suggests that the key to success is pretending you’re in a video game.
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Why Saying Is Believing — The Science Of Self-Talk

Why Saying Is Believing — The Science Of Self-Talk | The Psychogenyx News Feed | Scoop.it
Self-help videos tell women to learn to love their bodies by saying nice things to themselves in the mirror. Can shushing your harshest critic actually rewire the brain?
Lisa A Romano's curator insight, September 21, 2015 11:48 PM

Simplicity and science