Practical Ways to Apply Psychology in Everyday Life
The following are some of the top 10 practical uses for
psychology in everyday life.
1. Psychology Makes You Get Motivated
Whether your goal is to quit smoking, lose weight or
learn a new language, some lessons from psychology offer tips for getting
motivated. In order to increase your motivational levels when approaching a
task and educational psychology Set clear goals that are directly related to
the task.
2. Psychology Improve Your Leadership Skills
It doesn’t matter if you’re an office manager or a
volunteer at a local youth group, having good leadership skills will probably
be essential at some point in your life. Not everyone is a born leader, but a
few simple tips gleaned from psychological research can help your improve your
leadership skills. One of the most famous studies on this topic looked at three
distinct leadership styles.
3. It makes you to become a Better Communicator
Communication involves much more than how you speak or
write. Research suggests that nonverbal signals make up a huge portion of our
interpersonal communications. In order to communicate your message effectively,
you need to learn how to express yourself nonverbally and to read the nonverbal
cues of those around you.
4. Learn to Better Understand Others
Much like nonverbal communication, your ability to
understand your emotions and the emotions of those around you plays an
important role in your relationships and professional life. The term emotional
intelligence refers to your ability to understand both your own emotions as
well as those of other people. Your emotional intelligence quotient is a
measure of this ability. According to psychologist Daniel Goleman, your EQ may
actually be more important than your IQ (1995).
5. Make More Accurate Decisions
Research in cognitive psychology has provided a wealth of
information about decision making. By applying these strategies to your own
life, you can learn to make wiser choices. The next time you need to make a big
decision
6. Improve Your Memory
Have you ever wondered why you can remember exact details
from childhood events yet forget the name of the new client you met yesterday?
Research on how we form new memories as well as how and why we forget has led
to a number of findings that can be applied directly in your daily life.
7. Make Wiser Financial Decisions
Nobel Prize winning psychologists Daniel Kahneman and
Amos Tversky conducted a series of studies that looked at how people manage
uncertainty and risk when making decisions. Subsequent research in this area
known as behavior economics has yielded some key findings that you can use to
make wiser money management choices.
8. Get Better Grades
The next time you're tempted to complain about pop
quizzes, midterms or final exams, consider this - research has demonstrated
that taking tests actually helps you better remember what you've learned, even
if it wasn't covered on the test (Chan et al., 2006).
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