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PsychToons makes psychology simple, visual, and fun. We dive into identity, how your mind really works, and debunk the social misconceptions you've probably believed your whole life. Expect honest, eye-opening...
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PsychToons makes psychology simple, visual, and fun. We dive into identity, how your mind really works, and debunk the social misconceptions you've probably believed your whole life. Expect honest, eye-opening content that challenges the way you see yourself and the world around you.
Disclaimer: The content on this channel is purely educational and is not a replacement for professional psychological, medical, or therapeutic guidance. Always consult a qualified professional for personal concerns.
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Disclaimer: The content on this channel is purely educational and is not a replacement for professional psychological, medical, or therapeutic guidance. Always consult a qualified professional for personal concerns.
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14 SEP 2026 · In this video we break down the "emergence gap," the finding that the traits which get someone chosen to lead have almost nothing to do with whether they're any good at it. We go through Emily Grijalva's 2015 meta-analysis on narcissism and leadership, Neil MacLaren's 2020 "babble hypothesis" study on talk time and authority, the Benson, Li, and Shue paper on the Peter Principle in sales promotions, Amy Edmondson's landmark psychological safety research in hospital teams, and Bradley Owens's work on expressed humility as a set of practicable behaviors rather than a personality trait. Four illusions keep the wrong people in charge: the volume illusion, the promotion illusion, the confidence illusion, and the control illusion. And four practices, all learnable, reverse them. Which illusion do you recognize in yourself the most? Be honest in the comments below.
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13 SEP 2026 · This video breaks down why approval, appearance, achievement and comparison have all been quietly holding the deed to your value, and why "just stop caring what people think" was never going to work. We look at Jennifer Crocker and Connie Wolfe's contingencies of self-worth research, Mark Leary's sociometer theory, Avi Assor's work on conditional regard, the spotlight effect studies from Thomas Gilovich, and Kristin Neff's research on self-compassion versus self-esteem, to map out exactly how the wiring happened and what actually moves it back. So which domain is holding your deed? Approval, appearance, output or comparison? Tell us in the comments, and read a few of the other replies while you're there. You might be surprised how much company you're in.
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12 SEP 2026 · This video breaks down the psychology of addiction through Robinson and Berridge's incentive sensitization theory, the research showing why dopamine drives pursuit rather than pleasure, and the Vietnam veteran heroin studies led by Lee Robins that overturned everything we assumed about how addiction actually works. We walk through the four lies the addicted brain tells you on repeat, and four research-backed ways to break the loop without relying on willpower, including craving surfing studies on smokers and Judson Brewer's mindfulness research at Yale. If you saw any part of yourself in this, you're not broken and you're not the only one lying awake answering the same bell. Which of the four lies does your mind tell you most? Tell me in the comments, and be honest with yourself about it.
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11 SEP 2026 · We walk through the research that actually explains it: Konstantin Tskhay's work splitting charisma into influence and affability, Harry Reis and Phillip Shaver's model of perceived partner responsiveness, Susan Fiske's warmth-before-competence findings, Erica Boothby's liking gap, John Antonakis's training studies proving charisma is learnable behavior, Xuan Zhao and Nicholas Epley's research on compliments, Anna Bruk's beautiful mess effect, and Richard Moreland and Scott Beach's classic mere-exposure study on simple presence. Which of the six laws are you worst at? Tell me in the comments, I read every one.
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10 SEP 2026 · This video breaks down the research on why some people learn things permanently while others have to relearn the same material over and over. UCLA memory researcher Robert Bjork spent decades studying what he called "desirable difficulties," the finding that conditions which slow you down while learning often produce far better long-term retention. Bjork and Elizabeth Bjork's new theory of disuse splits memory into storage strength and retrieval strength, and explains why something can feel completely solid today and be gone in nine days. Jeffrey Karpicke and Henry Roediger's 2008 Science study on retrieval practice, Doug Rohrer's classroom research on interleaving, and William Chase and Herbert Simon's 1973 chess study all point to the same conclusion: the study habits that feel productive are usually the ones quietly costing you the most. If you've ever reread a chapter, felt like you understood it, and then blanked on it a week later, you already know the feeling this video is about. Which of the five laws have you been getting wrong the longest? Tell me in the comments.
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10 SEP 2026 · Today we're breaking down the psychology of self-sabotage, and why it almost never shows up when your life is falling apart. It shows up when it's finally working. We look at Steven Berglas and Edward Jones' 1978 self-handicapping study, where people who were praised for solving unsolvable problems chose a drug that would hurt their next performance, just so a bad result could never be used as proof of who they were. Then we go deeper with William Swann's theory of self-verification from the University of Texas, and his research showing that people with negative self-views often seek out others who confirm that view rather than challenge it. We also cover Neal Miller's approach-avoidance research on why the pull to quit gets strongest right at the finish line, Malte Schwinger's 2014 meta-analysis linking self-handicapping to worse long-term achievement, and Daniel Gilbert and Timothy Wilson's 1998 research on how badly people misjudge how long failure will actually hurt. You weren't built to fail. You were built to protect a version of yourself that never has to be measured. And that protection has a price. So of the four patterns in this video, which one is yours? The excuse built in advance, the pulling away when someone gets close, the freeze at the finish line, or the goal kept too vague to score? Tell me in the comments, I read every one.
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9 SEP 2026 · This video breaks down the ten signs of the dark triad, from the charm that expires the moment you're secured, to the quiet scorekeeping in every relationship, to the total absence of grief when someone stops being useful. It also covers three ways to protect yourself if you recognize this pattern in someone close to you. If you've been waiting to be the exception for someone like this, this one might sting a little. That's the point.
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9 SEP 2026 · This video breaks down the actual psychology of recovery, why the amount of time you spend not working barely predicts whether you actually come back restored. We get into Sabine Sonnentag and Charlotte Fritz's Recovery Experience Questionnaire and the four mechanics an hour of rest has to contain to count: psychological detachment, relaxation, mastery, and control. We also look at Bruce McEwen's work on allostatic load and why the real cost isn't the stress itself but the failure to shut the response off afterward, plus Jessica de Bloom's research on why vacation benefits fade almost as fast as they arrive. Along the way we cover why scrolling is the least restful thing you can do with free time, and why effortful hobbies with no audience and no metrics restore you in a way passive consumption never will. Which of the four, detachment, relaxation, mastery, or control, is the one you're missing? Tell me in the comments, and be honest about the phone one.
PsychToons makes psychology simple, visual, and fun. We dive into identity, how your mind really works, and debunk the social misconceptions you've probably believed your whole life. Expect honest, eye-opening...
show more
PsychToons makes psychology simple, visual, and fun. We dive into identity, how your mind really works, and debunk the social misconceptions you've probably believed your whole life. Expect honest, eye-opening content that challenges the way you see yourself and the world around you.
Disclaimer: The content on this channel is purely educational and is not a replacement for professional psychological, medical, or therapeutic guidance. Always consult a qualified professional for personal concerns.
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Disclaimer: The content on this channel is purely educational and is not a replacement for professional psychological, medical, or therapeutic guidance. Always consult a qualified professional for personal concerns.
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