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The Laws of Human Nature by Robert Greene (Detailed Summary)

In his book The Laws of Human Nature, author Robert Greene explores the laws from which humans primarily operate. It’s a fascinating, enlightening, and interesting read that can help readers understand which laws drive others’ or your behavior during interactions and decision-making. This book looks into motivations, emotions, ego, biases, and defense mechanisms that drive […]

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Build Unbreakable Self-Discipline With These 5 Rules

Psychology / Steve Burns

How to Build Unbreakable Self-discipline Do you have dreams and goals that you want to accomplish? We all do, but it’s easy for our best-laid plans to go awry when life throws us curveballs. But don’t despair—you can still create lasting change with five simple steps. With these strategies in hand, you’ll be able to

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4 Steps to Developing a Growth Mindset

Psychology / Steve Burns

We all have a voice that can encourage us to reach for the stars or pull us back into mediocrity. To make positive and successful changes, you must learn to identify this fixed mindset voice and develop a growth mindset instead. [1] Identifying the Fixed Mindset Voice A fixed mindset is a way of thinking

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Intrusive Thoughts and Overthinking: The Skill of Cognitive Defusion

Psychology / Steve Burns

Taming Intrusive Thoughts: The Power of Cognitive Defusion We all experience intrusive thoughts from time to time, but for some of us, these unwelcome and often distressing thoughts can become overwhelming. [2] Learning how to manage them is essential for our mental well-being; this is where Cognitive Defusion comes in. [3] By understanding the skill

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5 Reasons Your Trading Account is Underwater

Psychology / Steve Burns

I talk a lot about trading psychology on this blog and in my books because, after three decades in the markets, I know it’s the difference between success and failure. The world’s best athletes are all in peak physical condition; what separates world champions from everyone else is their mental toughness, self-control, and discipline. This

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35 Signs You Are an ISTP

Psychology / Steve Burns

Are you an independent, resourceful person who enjoys problem-solving? If so, you may be an ISTP – Introverted Sensing Thinking Perceiving individual. This personality type is often known for its practicality and efficiency in tackling difficult problems or tasks. I’ve put together a list of 35 signs you are an ISTP to help you determine

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Carl Jung’s Theory on Introverts, Extroverts, and Ambiverts

Psychology / Steve Burns

Carl Jung’s theory of introverts, extroverts, and ambiverts is a cornerstone of modern psychology. Introverts, according to Jung, are distinguished by their inward focus, whereas extroverts are distinguished by their outgoing and energetic nature. Conversely, ambiverts are somewhere in the middle, possessing traits of both introverts and extroverts. While these terms are frequently used in

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16 Laws of Psychological Power (Inspired by Robert Greene)

Psychology / Steve Burns

Here are the sixteen laws of psychological power that can help create an edge over your competition and increase your odds of success in life inspired by Robert Greene’s book The 48 Laws of Power.[1] 1. Stand out from the competition The first thing you must overcome to win is being unknown and blending in

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13 Types of Intelligence (Which Ones Are You?)

Intelligence, Psychology / Steve Burns

The theory of multiple intelligences proposes the differentiation of human intelligence into specific modalities of intelligence, rather than defining intelligence as a single, general ability. The theory has been criticized by mainstream psychology for its lack of empirical evidence, and its dependence on subjective judgement. [1] How many types of intelligence are there? There have

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7 Male Personality Types RANKED (Which one are you?)

personality types, Psychology / Steve Burns

The original theory of alpha males came from the study of captive animals and used most popularly to describe wolf packs and chimpanzee hierarchy. [1] After these animal studies people began to to see how the alpha male principles could be applied to human males personality traits. People could see many of the same power

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16 Habits of Mind

Habits, Psychology / Steve Burns

The 16 Habits of Mind are a framework for how to think and behave intelligently when problems are encountered and challenges are faced in life for learning and growing. These habits were discovered by the research of authors Costa and Kallick and primarily studied in educational environments. These habits were quantified by drawing on their

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How Do We Break The Habit Of Excessive Thinking?

Psychology / Steve Burns

Excessive thinking happens to people as their mind is constantly trying to identify and solve problems. Overthinking can also be due to high levels of anxiety causing worry by imagining terrible future scenarios playing out. The inability to concentrate on the current moment but instead becoming lost in memories of the past or in your

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How To Be Fearless Under Pressure

Psychology, Stress / Steve Burns

Fear is a defensive emotion meant to protect you from mental, monetary, or physical harm caused by the belief that a person, thing, situation, or place is dangerous or a threat. Fear is a warning sent to your nervous system to trigger your fight or flight response as a reaction to the threat. Your body

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The Skill Of Self-Confidence

Psychology / Steve Burns

Self-confidence is the feeling of faith and trust in your own abilities, skills, experience, and judgment. It’s the belief that you’re good enough to accomplish the task before you. It’s believing in yourself. People can have different levels of self-confidence in different areas of their life. You may have complete self-confidence at work but have

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Why Self-Discipline is so Hard

Psychology / Steve Burns

Self-discipline is the ability to control your actions through inner will power regardless of your emotions and impulses. It’s the skill to overcome the temptation to violate your inner principles. Self-discipline enables you to pursue your goals, follow your own ethics, and be the person you want to be. Someone guided by self-discipline uses their

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How To Remove All Emotions From Trading

Psychology / Steve Burns

While traders can’t stop feeling emotions because they are human, they can remove acting on their emotions in their trading. Feeling emotions and letting them influence your entries, exits, and position sizing are two different things. How do traders remove emotions? Many new traders will find the most difficult thing about trading is not the

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Best Psychology Books

Books, Psychology / Steve Burns

Here are 50 of the best psychology books every published based on the book 50 Psychology Classics Second Edition: Your shortcut to the most important ideas on the mind, personality, and human nature. by Tom Butler-Bowdon. 1 Alfred Adler Understanding Human Nature (1927) 2 Gordon Allport The Nature of Prejudice (1954) 3 Albert Bandura Self-Efficacy:

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Quotes from Think and Grow Rich

Psychology, Rich, Wealth / Steve Burns

Think and Grow Rich is one of the best selling psychology of wealth books of all time. It contains some of the best principles for creating the right mindset for wealth of any book ever written and was the book that practically began the self-help movement. While getting rich by building a business or growing

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Wall Street Cheat Sheet

Psychology, Stock Market, Stock Trading, Stocks / Steve Burns

Wall Street goes through cycles based on the primary human emotions of greed and fear. There is a wide spectrum and phases of emotional behavior inside these two main drivers of investor behavior. The below Wall Street cheat sheet shows the impulses that drive each phase of a market cycle. The best solution to managing

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Trading Mindset Cheat Sheet

Psychology / Steve Burns

To be a profitable trader you need three things: A trading system with an edge. Proper position sizing per trade. The right trading mindset. If you don’t have the right mindset for trading then the other two will not work. Here is a trader cheat sheet of the principles you must understand to create the

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