[Amanda Eagleson](/content/author/amanda/ "Amanda Eagleson"/index.html)October 10, 2022

## [Why We Gossip](/content/why-we-gossip/index.html)

When we think of gossip we tend to think of its most negative manifestations. It brings to mind workplace backstabbing…

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[Amanda Eagleson](/content/author/amanda/ "Amanda Eagleson"/index.html)April 9, 2022

## [The Allure of Charisma](/content/the-allure-of-charisma/index.html)

Recently, streaming services have been releasing series after series focused on charismatic leaders/grifters and the damage they cause. WeCrashed (on…

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[Amanda Eagleson](/content/author/amanda/ "Amanda Eagleson"/index.html)January 29, 2022

## [Repetition and Truth: Understanding Illusory Truth Effect](/content/repetition-and-truth-understanding-illusory-truth-effect/index.html)

We have touched on many cognitive biases in Optimistic Learner; Implicit Bias, Confirmation Bias, Optimism Bias,  and Ingroup Bias.  These…

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[Amanda Eagleson](/content/author/amanda/ "Amanda Eagleson"/index.html)May 18, 2020

## [Impostor Phenomenon and the Pressure of Productivity During a Pandemic](/content/impostor-phenomenon-pressure-of-productivity-during-pandemic/index.html)

You may be familiar with the definition of Impostor Phenomenon (or Impostor Syndrome). This is a pattern where one questions…

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[Amanda Eagleson](/content/author/amanda/ "Amanda Eagleson"/index.html)February 9, 2020

## [The Mother of Invention: Studying the Roots of Creativity](/content/the-mother-of-invention-finding-the-roots-of-creativity/index.html)

Located in the valley of the Pinturas River tucked in an isolated spot of the Argentine Patagonia is Las Cueva…

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[Amanda Eagleson](/content/author/amanda/ "Amanda Eagleson"/index.html)October 6, 2019

## [Raising Digital Natives: Keeping Kids Curious, Creative and Caring](/content/raising-digital-natives-keeping-kids-curious-creative-and-caring/index.html)

Having written a few articles regarding the effects of technology on our attention span and emotional wellbeing it seemed worthwhile…

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[Amanda Eagleson](/content/author/amanda/ "Amanda Eagleson"/index.html)September 16, 2019

## [Why Social Media is Not TV](/content/social-media-tv-endless-news-feeds-compulsive-behavior/index.html)

There has always been criticism and concern related to new technology and its effects on society. Conrad Gessner warned of…

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[Amanda Eagleson](/content/author/amanda/ "Amanda Eagleson"/index.html)August 11, 2019

## [The Online Disinhibition Effect: Cyberbullying, Public Shaming and Social Norms](/content/online-disinhibition-effect-cyberbullying-public-shaming-social-norms/index.html)

Before exploring the makeup and meaning of Online Disinhibition Effect it is necessary to understand it in the context of…

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[Amanda Eagleson](/content/author/amanda/ "Amanda Eagleson"/index.html)July 7, 2019

## [Staring Out the Window: The Benefits of Boredom](/content/staring-out-the-window-the-benefits-of-boredom/index.html)

The United States tends towards using the unhealthy success metric of “busyness”. This is not surprising given its emphasis on…

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[Amanda Eagleson](/content/author/amanda/ "Amanda Eagleson"/index.html)June 9, 2019

## [Behavioral Addiction: This is Your Brain Online](/content/behavioral-addiction-this-is-your-brain-online/index.html)

In his book “Memoirs of an Addicted Brain” author and neuroscientist Marc Lewis1 looks back at his life as an…