As we go about our daily routines, our internal monologue narrates our experience. Our self-talk is largely influenced by our underlying assumptions and beliefs and sometimes, our conscious thoughts ...

Thinking errors, also called cognitive biases or cognitive distortions, are irrational patterns of thinking that can both cause, and be caused by, depression: the more depressed you feel, the more you ...

Everybody makes thinking errors. But two things have happened recently that prompt me to write on this subject. One is politics, because in the U.S. it seems like almost everything has become ...

Just because you think something doesn’t make it true. Yet, you likely believe your brain when it casts doubt on your abilities or when it tells you that people don’t like you even though there’s ...

This is because emotions are extremely strong in some people and can overrule any rational thoughts and reasoning. If a ...

Have you ever made a decision that seemed illogical looking back? We’re all highly illogical beings even though we think the opposite! Every person creates their own social reality. The way you view ...

Debate checkers usually focus on evaluating the facts of what each candidate said. While it is important to get the facts straight, this is not nearly enough to evaluate the actual impact of the ...