Power Posing Research After the Replication Crisis
The hormonal claims collapsed, but evidence for psychological effects remains contested.
Tobias Wrenfield
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Popular Psychology
8 stories in Popular Psychology.
Kubler-Ross Grief Stages as Descriptive Versus Prescriptive
The stages describe grief patterns but shouldn't prescribe how people must grieve.
Tobias Wrenfield
The Catharsis Hypothesis and Venting Research
Venting anger usually intensifies it; arousal reduction and structured writing work better.
DeShawn Lattimore
Why Most People Fail to Sustain Journaling and What Prompts Actually Fix
Specific prompts remove the decision work that stops most people from journaling consistently.
Tobias Wrenfield
Gratitude Journal Formats That Sustain Long-Term Practice
Rotating prompts and shorter sessions prevent the habituation that kills most gratitude practices.
Tobias Wrenfield
Neuroplasticity Claims in Self-Help Literature Versus Neuroscience
The neuroscience of brain change is far more limited than self-help authors claim.
DeShawn Lattimore
The 21-Day Habit Formation Claim Against the Evidence
Most habits take two to five months to form, not the widely cited 21 days.
Tobias Wrenfield
Left Brain Right Brain Creativity Lateralization Myth
Brain networks across both hemispheres drive creativity, not a fixed right-side trait.
DeShawn Lattimore