Tag: anticipation

2021: It’s a work in progress

By psychologistmimi on December 23, 2020 • ( 3 Comments )

Here we go again. We are in the month of December eagerly awaiting holiday celebrations, family gatherings, vacation time, and a new year. Well, vacation is a bit of a dream concept at the moment. Family gatherings are a bit of a covid as we enter a dark […]

The psychology behind a countdown: A sense of deflation and inflation

By psychologistmimi on June 26, 2018 • ( 2 Comments )

My niece just turned ten. Unbelievable that she is now a tween. What is funny, though, is that she had a major birthday countdown beforehand. For about a month beforehand, we received daily updates on her birthday celebration. She had multiple agendas that we had to […]