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Ambiguous Loss

2 HN points • 19 Mar 24
🏥 Health & Wellness Loss Coping Grief Techniques
  1. Ambiguous loss occurs when someone loses connection with a loved one in a way that feels unclear and lacks resolution.
  2. Ambiguous loss can happen when a person is physically absent or present but psychologically unavailable.
  3. To cope with ambiguous loss, it's helpful to acknowledge it, use 'both-and thinking,' and focus on what you can control.

Superfluous Apologies

0 implied HN points • 12 Mar 24
🏥 Health & Wellness Relationships Trust
  1. An apology is expressing regret for a mistake and seeking forgiveness to repair relationships.
  2. A superfluous apology expresses regret for something not the apologizer's fault, showing empathy and building trust.
  3. Using superfluous apologies can enhance relationships, but overusing them can make them seem insincere.

Action Bias

0 implied HN points • 05 Mar 24
  1. Action bias is a cognitive bias that leads people to prefer taking action over inaction, often without considering the potential outcomes.
  2. Taking unnecessary actions, such as making changes to an investment portfolio when it's better to do nothing, can be driven by the action bias.
  3. To combat the action bias, techniques like outlining consequences, comparing pros and cons, and framing inaction as an active choice can be helpful.

Negative Nudges

0 implied HN points • 13 Feb 24
🚌 Education Behavior Manipulation Awareness
  1. A negative nudge is a manipulation that prompts people to make a decision that's bad for them.
  2. Negative nudges can involve making it easier to choose a bad option or harder to choose a good option.
  3. Be mindful of negative nudges in your environment and use debiasing techniques to overcome their influence.

Pre-Crastination

0 implied HN points • 20 Feb 24
🏥 Health & Wellness Time management Productivity Behavioral Psychology
  1. Precrastination involves rushing to do things too early, which can lead to worse decisions, performance, and efficiency.
  2. People precrastinate to free up mental resources, reduce worry, and increase immediate satisfaction.
  3. To avoid precrastinating, prioritize tasks, question the decision to start immediately, and find alternative activities to focus on if postponing the task.
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Self-Forgiveness

0 implied HN points • 08 Feb 24
🏥 Health & Wellness Psychology Wellbeing Emotions Research
  1. Forgiving yourself for past mistakes can reduce negative feelings like guilt and shame.
  2. Self-forgiveness can help you stop problematic behaviors by accepting responsibility for your actions and avoiding rumination and self-loathing.
  3. Proper self-forgiveness involves taking full responsibility for your actions, acknowledging any harm caused, and focusing on avoiding similar mistakes in the future.