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Find out something new about psychology while you sip your morning coffee.

David B. Feldman - psychology | social science | politics | mental health


    • Apr 28, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 49 EPISODES


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    What is forgiveness?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2023 9:30


    You've probably heard the saying "forgiveness is a virtue." Is it really? And, what exactly is forgiveness, anyway? - If you enjoy this episode, please consider becoming a patron of the show! patreon.com/psychologyin10minutes

    Why it's hard to make decisions

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2023 11:06


    Freedom of choice is a great thing. But, it's also easy to get overwhelmed by choices and psych ourselves out. Here's what psychologists know about why making decisions can be hard. - Consider becoming a patron of the show! patreon.com/psychologyin10minutes

    Loving someone with a terminal illness

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2023 10:15


    When a loved one has a serious illness, it's hard to know how to provide emotional support. Here are four tips that may help. (Consider becoming a patron of the show: patreon.com/psychologyin10minutes)

    Why do we procrastinate?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2023 9:05


    Though procrastination is a common and disruptive problem, some surprisingly simple solutions might help.

    Can people "manifest" positive outcomes?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2023 10:30


    Why #LuckyGirlSyndrome and other versions of "the power of positive thinking" may not be helpful for everyone.

    Is artificial intelligence the future of psychotherapy?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2023 10:04


    How is artificial intelligence going to change psychotherapy? Let's find out what ChatGPT thinks. If you enjoy the show, consider becoming a patron! www.patreon.com/psychologyin10minutes

    Why nostalgia is on the rise

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2023 8:49


    People are once again snapping Polaroids, adopting Tamagotchis, and revisiting TV shows of yesteryear. Here's what's good about it, what's not, and why. If you enjoy the show, consider becoming a patron! www.patreon.com/psychologyin10minutes

    Why do friends make us happy?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2023 6:58


    We're wired for relationships. But, what exactly is it about our relationships that makes us happy? The answers may be simpler than you think. If you enjoy the show, consider becoming a patron! www.patreon.com/psychologyin10minutes

    What if everything you believed about love was wrong?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2023 5:40


    According to new research, love may be a more expansive experience than you think.

    Does life get more or less meaningful as we age?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2021 5:36


    Who do you think perceives their lives as more meaningful: new high school graduates or people about ready to retire? The answer may surprise you... If you enjoy the show, become a patron! www.patreon.com/psychologyin10minutes

    Three things people say that annoy psychologists

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2021 10:20


    I often dread telling people I'm a psychologist. Here's why... If you enjoy the show, become a patron! www.patreon.com/psychologyin10minutes

    How marketing unconsciously manipulates us

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2021 6:34


    The forces behind impulse purchases are often hidden. Here's how we can help get control of them. If you like the show, you can now support us! www.patreon.com/psychologyin10minutes

    The power of gratitude

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2021 8:42


    The practice of gratitude may help us to overcome our natural human tendency to focus on the negative. Here's why.

    Mindfulness and self-compassion for a difficult year

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2021 9:43


    We're all hard on ourselves. But, according to new research, it's possible to "rewire" our brains for greater self-compassion.

    The Power of Journaling

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2020 5:26


    According to surveys, about half of us have had a journal at some point in our lives, and somewhere in the neighborhood of 1 in 6 people are active journalers right now. But maybe more of us should be.

    Two reasons it's not good to be happy all the time

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2020 8:15


    Research shows that living a good life is about more than pleasure, and happiness may cause us to miss the most meaningful experiences of all.

    The Power of Rituals to Heal Grief

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2020 9:18


    Rituals are an important way for people to find meaning when they lose a loved one. But, rituals don't have to be formal or complicated. Here are four questions to help you develop a personal healing ritual.

    Tending to our emotions and relationships during coronavirus

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2020 13:41


    Given how isolated many of us feel during "shelter in place," I thought I'd mix things up a bit my inviting a guest onto the show. I talk with psychologist Dr. Adam Dorsay about feelings and relationships in the midst of the outbreak.

    Hope and fear in the time of coronavirus

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2020 9:32


    New research shows that that two experiences--hope and fear--may distinguish who will take steps to protect themselves from COVID-19 and who won’t. We know there's reason for fear? But is there reason for hope?

    Building emotional intelligence isn’t as hard as you think

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2020 11:55


    It can feel risky to get in touch with our feelings, let alone express them. But one psychologist argues that getting to know our feelings can be one of the best things we ever do.

    Is optimism ever bad for us?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2019 6:51


    As children, many of us were taught to think positively. According to research, however, this isn't always good advice.

    Is religion good or bad for us?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2019 10:42


    Research reveals three reasons religion and spirituality may be good for our well-being (and a few reasons they might not be).

    Setting the conditions for hope to thrive in your life

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2019 10:11


    According to research, hope begins when we set three simple conditions in our lives.

    What do I say when someone is grieving?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2019 8:56


    If you’ve ever had a friend lose someone they love, you know how hard it is to figure out what to say. Here are four steps that might help.

    Happiness for sale

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2019 10:34


    Science shows that people's obsession with money runs deeper than you might think.

    Three negative feelings that can sometimes be good

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2019 10:52


    There may be a good reason that human beings evolved the ability to experience negative emotions: In measured amounts, they can protect us from harm and help us to be successful.

    Is the secret to a good life to live like we're dying?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2019 10:26


    The secret to a good life may be to live like we're dying. Here are five important lessons to help us do just that.

    The Tragedy of Mental Illness Stigma

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2018 8:48


    When Stephen Hinshaw was five, his father mysteriously vanished. Decades later, he still advocates for people who, like his dad, have serious mental illness.

    Is there an alternative to diagnosing mental illness?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2018 7:23


    For most of the history of modern psychology, therapists paid a lot more attention to people's deficits than their strengths. But this is changing. Now, some psychologists believe that therapists should pay more attention to clients' strengths.

    Why incompetent people don't know they're incompetent

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2018 7:31


    According to research, the least competent people often think they’re the best, leading to a cycle of poor performance. But there’s a simple antidote.

    The paradoxical secret to finding meaning in life

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2018 6:11


    The great psychiatrist Viktor Frankl actually warned against searching for meaning in life, because not searching for meaning may be the best way to find it.

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    Why do people blame the victim?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2018 11:17


    Even with the rise of the #MeToo movement, victim-blaming remains a tenacious problem. Could the tendency to blame the victim be programmed into the human mind at the most basic level? And how can we undo it?

    Do dreams really mean anything?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2018 9:56


    To understand dreams, we must interpret them, as if they were written in secret code. But, what if there's no code, and we've been reading into a bunch of meaningless images?

    The Psychology of Star Wars: The Dark Side Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2018 11:59


    Star Wars makes lots of assertions about our darker emotions. But are they accurate?

    Why daydreaming is good for us

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2018 7:25


    Though many of us were told by our grade-school teachers to get our heads out of clouds, recent research shows that this may not have been good advice. Certain kinds of daydreaming may actually help us be more successful in life.

    An Interview with the Host

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2017 12:47


    All-about-psychology.com's David Webb interviews the host of 'Psychology in 10 Minutes' about his work, the field, and why he does this podcast.

    How do I know if a therapist is right for me?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2017 9:55


    Although search engines make finding therapists simpler than ever, it's easy to suffer from information overload. Five questions can help you cut through the confusion.

    What does the Rorschach Test have to do with politics?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2017 9:00


    Strangely enough, the Rorschach Inkblot Test may have something to teach us about how to have political conversations in the age of "alternative facts."

    Is psychology a real science?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2017 7:29


    Some people say psychology isn't a science. Are they right?

    Why giving up can sometimes be good

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2017 8:35


    As children, many of us were told, "Never give up." But new research shows that giving up on a dream can sometimes be the healthiest option.

    Does what doesn't kill us really make us stronger?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2017 5:55


    When tragedies happen, it's easy to wonder if there's any meaning to suffering.

    What's wrong with the "like" button?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2017 6:33


    The dangers of social media "slactivism" for American politics.

    Does the unconscious really exist?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2017 10:23


    Some psychologists think the unconscious mind is pure fiction.

    How does terrorism change us?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2017 9:36


    Some psychologists believe terrorism is slowly changing us as individuals and as a society.

    Why the stages of grief are wrong

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2017 10:40


    It's not true that grief proceeds in five stages. So what is true?

    Are psychologists just rent-a-friends?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2017 7:52


    A lot of people doubt that therapy works. Are they right?

    Why do people believe things that aren't true?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2017 8:17


    In the face of our "post-truth" era of politics, it's hard to know what to believe. According to psychology research, whether we know it or not, most of us harbor false beliefs. Do you?

    What if we were all politically conservative?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2017 11:14


    Some psychologists believe that even liberal people, deep down, may be conservative. Could it actualy be true?

    Is mental illness real?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2017 6:51


    Are mental illnesses real in the same way that HIV, cancer, or the flu are? Some psychologists say no.

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