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Dr. Robert Emmons and other researchers dig into the positive mental and physical health benefits of expressing gratitude.
When you stop predicting the future and comparing the present to the past, you can reach a beneficial flow state.
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Research shows how “aha moments” affect the brain and cause the evolution of creativity.
Your fear of anxiety could be preventing you from treating your anxiety, according to new Penn State research.
Neurons that store abstract representations of past experiences are activated when a new, similar event takes place.
Why finding joy is more easily attainable than the pursuit of happiness.
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Should humans fear artificial intelligence or welcome it into our lives?
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Our lives have been transformed by the coronavirus pandemic. How can we successfully adapt to the new demands and rules of a society that is sheltering in place? What can […]
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How you think about your work alters your relationship to it.
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A clean work space, plants, and putting on the right pants all make working from home easier, according to science.
The standard face-to-face team is inefficient for employees and employers alike.
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Retail therapy has been proven to make us happier, but is there a catch?
Play and experimentation are the keys to creativity and innovation.
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Disagreements should not equal censorship.
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When setting the standards and expectations for others, first take responsibility for your own.
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The more we learn about genetics and the brain, the more impossibly complicated both reveal themselves to be.
These three tactics will help you focus on the task at hand.
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“One way the internet distorts our picture of ourselves is by feeding the human tendency to overestimate our knowledge of how the world works,” writes philosophy professor Michael Patrick Lynch.
Beware of the “fallacy of excessive expertise.”
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There are scientifically proven ways you can improve your self-esteem, right now.
Is obsessive shopping a compulsion, an addiction, or both?
It’s possible to seek equality without seeking sameness.
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A deeper look at what happens in the first 2 years after experiencing sexual trauma.
Tweak the way you’re coping and you can lower your anxiety levels.
Derren Brown returns to the stage with his new live, one-man show, Showman. Check it out here.
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Juggling conscious experience with the machinations of the mind can create the ultimate audience experience.
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Fear, not empathy, is the most powerful emotion in the world.
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No matter how arbitrary the distinction, human beings take affiliation very seriously.
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Do you struggle to remember your to-do list? Then this exercise is for you.
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It doesn’t matter what you’re reading, as long as you’re reading.