psychology
After my father died, my journey of rediscovery began with the Czech language.
In our competitive world, fortune does not appear to favor the humble — but a strong counter-narrative is emerging.
There are many things in life that cannot be improved with greater effort. Sometimes, life requires that you step back.
AIs can imitate but not innovate — for now, at least.
Combining years of neurological research and mindfulness techniques, Dr. Heather Berlin helps us better understand how the body’s most complex organ can easily be misled into negative thinking – and how we can stop that from happening.
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While executive function matures between 18 and 20 years of age, the brain keeps changing long afterward.
Various environmental phenomena can play tricks on our brain.
We are wired to value things more when we work hard at attaining them — even if, objectively, they aren’t worth that much.
Survivorship bias occurs when we fail to consider how data was collected. To combat this, search for the “silent evidence.”
“Precarious manhood” is the belief that manhood must be earned and constantly defended. It has a poor outcome.
“Feedback is a gift,” is an easy bumper sticker to apply, but a harder philosophy to put into execution in your real life.
Your BS detector might not be as accurate as you think.
We all have a place in our lives where we look the other way and pretend everything is fine. It’s a built-in excuse to act selfishly.
In an environment of impressive IQs, emotional intelligence makes all the difference.
What a long strange trip it’s been.
If someone can make you feel insecure, incomplete, and inadequate, they then can present themselves as the solution you need.
A healthy lifestyle even protects those who are genetically predisposed to depression.
Thinkers like Richard Reeves, Louise Perry, and Judith Butler discuss parenthood and the future of the sexual revolution.
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Serving as the inspiration for the modern horror classic “The Blair Witch Project,” what does our fascination with this unsolvable mystery tell us about our modern psyche?
Intrinsic motivation cannot be imposed on a team — but you can provide the right culture for it to flourish.
Even if a leading theory of consciousness is wrong, it can still be useful to science.
Goalkeepers have an enhanced ability to integrate auditory and visual information compared to other players.
If the “self” is not real, then we are slaves to a billiard ball universe, trapped in a nihilistic nightmare in which we cannot change our fate.
Inside the “out there” quest for a drug that would help doctors save lives before it’s too late.
Only about 10% of patients survive cardiac arrest. Of the ones who do, many have amazing stories to tell.
We’re often ashamed to say, “I don’t know” — but this professional poker player thinks it’s one of our greatest strengths.
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Chronic pain is often driven by brain processes that can be reprogrammed.
They’re not just watching you; they’re also calculating.
There are 3 key principles that separate a good conversation from a great one — and they’ll completely change how you communicate.
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