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Psychology asserts that children of the 1960s and 1970s did not become emotionally strong thanks to better parenting, but because they grew up with enough daily neglect to learn to self-regulate, solve problems on their own, and develop a resilience that modern comforts make difficult to build
I retired with more money than I ever imagined I’d have, but I discovered that what disorients a person most isn’t stopping work, but waking up to a life in which no one seems to need anything from her anymore
A man walked into Target with a few packets of taco seasoning and ended up using a trick as absurd as it was effective to walk out with $40,000 worth of merchandise
Psychology suggests that those who uphold long-standing family traditions for decades aren’t always “happy to do so”; often, they’ve turned the planning, the cooking, and the emotional management into a silent way of earning a place they fear losing if they stop shouldering the burden
Psychology suggests that the loneliest people in life are not usually the outcasts, but rather those kind, competent, and always-available individuals whom everyone values, but whom almost no one calls to ask how they are doing because they seem too strong to need care
Goodbye to toilet paper: your days are numbered, and thousands of people are already using these cleaner, cheaper, and more eco-friendly alternatives
Psychology tells us that adults who DON’T have close friends aren’t necessarily introverted or cold; many simply learned long ago that letting others get too close was the quickest way to get hurt
Psychology tells us that the loneliest part of growing old isn’t being alone, but realizing that some friendships disappear as soon as you stop nurturing them, and understanding that they were never based on mutual care, but on your willingness to do all the emotional work
Stephen Hawking: “I don’t think humanity will survive the next thousand years, at least not without expanding into space”
For years, donating clothes seemed like the perfect way to clean out our closets and feel a little better about the planet, but a new study reveals a rather uncomfortable reality: between 33% and 97% of donated clothing ends up being exported, and a large portion of it ends up in landfills, out of sight
She lived to be 117 years old eating this three times a day and left a secret hidden in his DNA that scientists never imagined
What happens in your brain when you are bored could explain why the best ideas come when you are “doing nothing”
The strange Alpine drink that contained a whole viper, which was sold as a remedy for centuries and for which between 600 and 800 snakes were used each year in the 18th century
If your dog touches you with its paw, it’s not a coincidence. The real message may surprise you, and it’s not always “I want you to pet me”
Bill Gates says the secret to changing everything isn’t big leaps, but small improvements repeated over the years—and his own career is proof











