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The Questionable Compatibility of Introverts and Extroverts
Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung popularized the terms introvert and extrovert in the 1900s; but a century later, his postulations about personality types have become so warped by popular culture that the reputations of introverts everywhere
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Nuclear Anxiety Is Nothing New. Here’s How to Handle It
If you look at the Google trends analysis for the term “nuclear war” over the past 30 days, it’s pretty hard to miss: On Feb. 24th, when Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine, the search term’s popularity
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Guiding Young People Not to Colleges or Careers — But to Good Lives
Who are you? If you saw this question on a government form, you’d likely respond in a practical fashion, checking boxes about how the world perceives you. Where were you born? What’s your family’s income?
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The Key to Escaping the Couple-Envy Trap
As a couples therapist, I often hear clients compare their romantic relationship with those of their friends or co-workers. Some do it to express satisfaction with their own partner. But more often, they wonder if
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How to Think About the Ukrainian Refugee Crisis, in Maps and Charts
In the weeks since Russia invaded Ukraine, almost three million of the country’s 44 million residents have left the country. The rate of the Ukrainian exodus is unprecedented in recent history. Europe’s response to the
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Cowboy Culture Doesn’t Have a Monopoly on Innovation
What does culture have to do with creativity? The answer could be “a lot.” For decades, psychologists trying to understand the roots of creative imaginations have looked at the way two kinds of cultures affect