15 psychology facts you should know

 

·         Turning down the car radio when looking where you are actually makes sense. Your mind cannot focus on two things at the same time

·         If you announce your goals to others, you’re less likely to succeed. In fact, studies show you lose motivation

·         Chocolate releases the same happiness-increasing neurotransmitters as being in love do

·         Your mind cannot create faces. Meaning everybody you dream of you have met at some point in your life, even if only in passing by

·         You cannot multitask

·         You are more creative when you are tired

·         Being with positive, happy people keeps you happier

·         Feeling ignored causes the same chemical effect as that of an injury

·         People who can delay their gratification are more likely to succeed in life

·         Kids are more stressed now than the average psych ward patient in 1950

·         Your brain takes up 2% of your body mass but about 20% of the energy, water and oxygen intake

·         The longer you hide your feelings for someone the harder you fall for that person

·         Money only increases your happiness up to $75,000 a year. After that it becomes a matter of if you have more than your neighbour

·         Food, Sex And Danger Come First In Our Brains

·         We Can Only Remember 3 Or 4 New Things At A Time