25 Interesting Psychology Facts That Everyone Should Know

Psychology is the science of behavior and mind. Psychology includes the study of conscious and unconscious phenomena, as well as feeling and thought.
Ever wondered why you feel the way you do, or do the things you do? The way your mind functions has a lot to do with the way you are, and the things you do. It's amazing how every 'unique' mind, at some level, functions similarly.

Here are a few interesting psychology facts that you need to know:

1. If you announce your goals to others, you're less likely to succeed. studies confirm your loss of motivation.
2. Men are not funnier than women: they just make more jokes, not caring whether other people like their humor or not.
3. The fact that falling in love only takes 4 minutes is psychologically proven.
4. The feeling of 'being in love' is the brain's chemical reaction, not the heart's. 
5. Convincing yourself you slept well tricks your brain into thinking it did.
6. The people who give the best advice are usually the ones with the most problems.
7. The last person you think of before you sleep is either the reason you're happy or in pain.
8. It is possible to die from a broken heart. It is called Stress Cardiomyopathy.
9. The way a person treats restaurant staff reveals a lot about their character.
10. Having positive and happy people around you can keep you happier.
11. A gene is a cause of one being negative almost all the time.
12. A person still has 7 minutes of brain activity upon dying in which they see a dream-like sequence of their memories.
13. Smarter people underestimate themselves while Ignorant people think they're brilliant.
14. Singing Reduces feelings of depression and anxiety.
15. Good morning and good night text messages activate the part of the brain responsible for happiness.
16. You tend to believe what you want to believe, unintentionally.
17. A truly too strict will only get you to break more.
18. Your memories are easy to manipulate. In a span of 3 hours, you could be wrongly convinced that you committed a crime in your teenage years. 
19. You obsess over things which you feel you lack.
20. Crying has benefits. Doing so could make you feel a lot better, reduce stress, and could even help in keeping your body healthy.
21. Even when a person is tired, exercise could spike up energy levels.
22. There is a psychological reason why you felt that your phone vibrated when there is actually no notifications. This condition is called the Phantom Vibration Syndrome and a whopping 68% of the population suffers from it.
23. When someone cries tears of joy, the first teardrop would always come from the right eye. Tears of pain start from the left.
24. People look more attractive when they speak about the things they are really interested in.
25. The happier we are, the less sleep we require.

Quite interesting, isn't it?