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👤 Dr. Jim Taylor | 📅 October 28, 2013

Latest News: Fox Business News Interview: Psychology of the Stock Market

I was recently interviewed on Fox Business News on the topic of the Psychology of the Stock Market. In this interview I discuss the three reasons why many people are afraid to invest in the stock market.

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👤 Dr. Jim Taylor | 📅 October 27, 2013

Latest News: Interesting Article about the Rising Tide of Anti-intellectualism

Here’s a very interesting article about how anti-intellectualism is becoming the new elitism in which I am quoted.

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👤 Dr. Jim Taylor | 📅 October 25, 2013

Skiing Your Fastest Starts with Respect

In my many years in ski racing, first as a racer, then as a sport psych consultant, I have studied and tested what I believe are the most important mental contributors to ski racing success including motivation, confidence, focus, and emotions. But there is one that I have recognized quite recently as being really important, […]

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👤 Dr. Jim Taylor | 📅 October 21, 2013

The Real Genius of Genius isn’t the Genius

Genius doesn’t usually interest or impress me. My work in performance psychology has frequently exposed me to child prodigies and assorted other geniuses in academia, sports, and the performing arts, so perhaps I have become inured to the experience of people born with special talents. Also, I think genius is often overrated. I have known […]

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👤 Dr. Jim Taylor | 📅 October 14, 2013

Are You Sending Messages of Competence to Your Children?

Competence is the most neglected contributor to self-esteem. So much emphasis in the “self-esteem movement” that began in the 1970s was placed on ensuring that children felt loved that the role of competence in developing self-esteem has either been ignored, minimized, or misapplied. Competence is so important because it provides the foundation on which children […]

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👤 Dr. Jim Taylor | 📅 October 11, 2013

Superstition Does Work… Sort of

A fascinating article in The New York Times describes how superstitions actually do work, but not in the way you think. What they do is reduce worry about an event.

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