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Behavior is the end result of a prevailing story in one’s mind: change the story and the behavior will change.”― Dr. Jacinta Mpalyenkana In 2020 we were all asked to change our behavior in some way, in service of “flattening the curve” — using social distancing measures to slow the spread of an illness so that fewer

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Color can affect judgment and decision making, and its effects may vary across cultures. Research reported in this article shows that cross-cultural color effects on risk preferences are influenced by personal associations of color-gain/loss. Our research finds a cultural reactance effect, a phenomenon in which people who hold culturally incongruent (vs. cultural mainstream) color associations

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The Real Reason Why You Sabotage Your Own Goals
19 Feb 2021
nireyal.medium.com

How to overcome psychological reactance, the rarely-discussed psychological reflex that’s holding you back

Reactance (psychology) - Wikipedia
19 Feb 2020
en.wikipedia.org

In psychology, reactance is an unpleasant motivational reaction to offers, persons, rules, regulations, advice, or recommendations that are perceived to threaten or eliminate specific behavioral freedoms. Reactance occurs when an individual feels that an agent is attempting to limit one's choice of response and/or range of alternatives.