Emotions, like anger, are an automatic biological response to a stimulus, partially based on your interpretation of that stimulus. This response helps with making decisions and motivating us to action. The strength of the motivating impulse depends on the level of emotion. Sometimes it can feel like we cannot control the impulse. People get different impulses based on the emotion they feel.
CONTINUEPicky eating can be a frustrating problem. At first, babies eat a separate diet, but that changes when you start adding normal food. Some children refuse to eat things based on appearance or texture. You may find it easier to give in to refusals to avoid a tantrum, but that creates a larger problem. In this article, I will explain picky eating, discuss the negative effects, and share tips on how I address it not only as a psychologist but also as a trained chef. I was trained at the Culinary Institute of America in New York. I have worked in multiple restaurants and had a small catering business while I was training to become a psychologist.
CONTINUEI am not alone in falling victim to procrastination. People commonly put off doing things. While it can be harmless, this tendency can become an issue quickly. In a previous post, we discussed the reasons for procrastination. In today’s blog post, I share a few interventions to put your procrastination habit in check.
CONTINUEI have thought repeatedly about writing a post about procrastination…but I kept putting it off! We all deal with procrastination to some extent. People can vilify, tolerate, or celebrate this tendency. The appealing nature of procrastination is reflected in common sayings such as “hard work pays off after time, but laziness always pays off now.” As Mark Twain famously said, “never put off till tomorrow what may be done the day after tomorrow just as well.”
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