The Fabulous app describes itself as an evidence-based wellness coach, integrating behavioral change into your life slowly, but surely. This article describes the research Fabulous is based on as much as it informs, before diving into how it matches up to the author’s personal experience using it.
A Tale of Learning: How Stories Could Revolutionise Pedagogy at Schools
Stories are often used only as an activity during breaks between teaching lessons or as a means of entertainment. However, they have the potential to be powerful teaching tools. They make content accessible and engaging and can be utilised across a range of subjects. The efficacy of story pedagogy is supported by neuroscience as well as psychological theories. Integrating stories into the teaching- learning process is a step in the direction of creating critical and active learners.
Social Comparisons in the Age of Social Media
When your self-worth depends on where you stand, compared to others, you are engaging in what is called a social comparison. How does this play out when we are on social media, subject to a ton of information about people we know and don’t know? Read this article to find out about how low well-being can be associated with unfavourable comparisons with others on social media, and how we can best respond to it.