Pop culture may have fooled us into believing that smartness comes in a fast, sharp and suave package. Here are three ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. For decades, intelligence has been often reduced to a number — an IQ score, a ...

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This thought pattern, which the American Psychological Association also calls dichotomous or polarized thinking, is considered a cognitive distortion because it keeps us from seeing the world as it ...

Black and white thinking is a thought pattern that makes people think in absolutes. For instance, you may think you are either always right or the world’s biggest failure. Psychologists consider this ...

Over the years, I have personally witnessed counterproductive thinking patterns that hold people back (many of them my own coaching clients). Some examples include lacking emotional intelligence or ...