psychology
The Oedipal complex, repressed memories, penis envy? Sigmund Freud’s ideas are far-reaching, but few have withstood the onslaught of empirical evidence.
A new study suggests that reframing goals can help smart people avoid choking under pressure.
According to a new study, there are 4 different types of loneliness.
The I Ching serves as a foundation for many Eastern philosophies and Western mathematics.
If texting ‘is starting to feel frustrating, stressful, or if you’re overwhelmed or trapped by it, that’s a good indication that you need to set a boundary.’
Saving money doesn’t mean sacrificing quality of life; in fact, it can be a way to improve it.
New research from the University of Buffalo makes the case for the smartphone.
A new study of thousands links right-wing authoritarian attitudes and feeling one’s life is more meaningful.
A new study finds even simple, easy, appearance alterations fool people
Anxious? Dr. Frankl suggested you take a different view of things.
The fierce debate over participation trophies ignores a crucial fact: Children aren’t idiots.
The formula for resilience? Hope, grit, and amnesia.
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If you have a strong imagination, this won’t help you with academic study.
An emphasis on personal responsibility might explain why conservatives tend to be in better physical health than liberals.
‘For decades, all the major economists … they all believed that we would be working less and less’, Rutger Bregman told Davos
Maslow’s highest level on the hierarchy of needs.
Creativity can bring about unchecked harm, but it’s up to us how we wield it.
One flew east, one flew west, eight shrinks flew into the cuckoo’s nest.
Good science is sometimes trumped by the craving for a “big splash.”
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It’s not just ostriches who stick their head in the sand.
What’s in your tummy might affect what’s in your head.
A study looks at the chemistry of couples engaged in different activities.
In this short video, he compares the outset of Buddhism with the biblical garden.
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A study on the effects of LSD microdosing shows some fittingly strange results.
Want to make safer investments? Pay attention to the music playing in the background.
The Buddha’s teachings seem to be on point.
Who would’ve thought that never seeing blue sky would bum you out?
Psilocybin doesn’t just make you trip; it can have lasting effects on how you see the world.