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Empathy
If you're trying to hide how you feel about something, be careful with your hands.
7mins
Futurist Ari Wallach asks, "how do we want to be remembered?"
We all want to have a good, stable relationship with somebody, says Dr. Helen Fisher. So it's important to understand how intense romantic love affects our long-term goals.
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Just a small gesture or a thoughtful comment can often alter a situation, or people’s perceptions of it, in ways that relieve tensions and make them feel appreciated and included.
Turning away is a natural response.
Today’s young people are intelligent and kind, but they are overworked and burned out.
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We're overthinking being nice.
People who rate themselves as highly knowledgeable about cats are more likely to interact with cats in ways they don't like.
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Good culture is more than just liking each other. Here’s the key way to build great culture at work.
5mins
When should we seek justice, and when should we forgive? A bishop explains.
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People tend to underestimate how much a friend they’ve lost contact with would enjoy a simple note saying "hi."
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New research shows that having an attitude of gratitude is key to healthy relationships, and it can virally impact society.
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NicoBoard is an app that helps parents make sense of a frightening time.
One might think that people who started poor and became rich might be more sensitive to the plights of the poor. Not so, suggests a new study.
Arguments are a normal and often healthy part of a relationship. It all depends on picking the right kind of arguments, though.
We already know animals feel emotions, and that they can understand humans' emotions. But can they understand each other's emotions?
Near death experiences change people’s lives - and not always for the better.
It's time to put on your listening hat.
Are psychopaths cold-blooded murderers? Not usually.
Learning another language might make you richer, sexier, and smarter. Why not try it?
People believe that slow and deliberative thinking is inherently superior to fast and intuitive thinking. The truth is more complicated.
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It may depend on whether you're an "easily empathetically embarrassed" person.
People underestimate their opponent’s capacity to feel basic human sensations. We can short-circuit this impulse through moral reframing and perspective taking.
There’s never been a better time to implement empathy training.
Successful romantic relationships require desire, but that desire doesn't have to be sexual.
The results of a 2021 study suggest that the world's most powerful psychedelic may be an underutilized peace-building tool.
Society treats teenagers as if they’re a problem to be solved, but the truth is that we have to prepare them to solve our problems. It’s time that we change the narrative.
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