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Carol Dweck researches “growth mindset” — the idea that we can grow our brain’s capacity to learn and to solve problems. In this talk, she describes two ways to think about a problem that’s slightly too hard for you to solve. Are you not smart enough to solve it … or have you just not solved it yet? A great introduction to this influential field.
Friendships are rarely simple, and the ones that have lasted years are the least simple of all. There’s shared history, genuine affection, and often…
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What Researchers Mean by Resilience The word resilience gets used so often that it has started to lose its meaning. In popular culture, it…
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Your heart is pounding so hard you’re certain something is wrong. Your chest tightens, your hands tingle, and suddenly you can’t catch your breath.…
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Twenty minutes. That is how long it takes, according to a study published in Frontiers in Psychology, for cortisol (a stress-response hormone) levels to…
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There is a moment many people know all too well. An invitation arrives for a party, work event, or some type of casual get-together.…
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A researcher named Tali Sharot has spent much of her career studying what she calls the “optimism bias,” the human tendency to overestimate how…
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