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How to avoid the traps that produce loneliness and isolation
“Hell is other people,” wrote the French existentialist Jean-Paul Sartre in his 1944 play “No Exit.” Sartre was wrong. Hell is the lack of other people, and according to the health-insurance company Cigna, loneliness and
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Spoiler Alert! The Psychology Of Surprise Endings
Writers and filmmakers hoping to hoodwink their fans with plot twists have long known what cognitive scientists know: All of us have blind spots in the way we assess the world. We get distracted. We
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Creatures Of Habit: How Habits Shape Who We Are — And Who We Become
At the beginning of the year, many of us make resolutions for the months to come. We vow to work out more, procrastinate less, or save more money. Though some people stick with these aspirations
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Why the Old Look Down on the Young
Ever since the Greeks, people have been complaining that the next generation is a disappointment. Nowadays, it’s Boomers fighting with those aggravating, avocado-toast crunching, emoji-texting millennials. The feeling is seductive—but isn’t it really an illusion?
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Five Steps to Opening Minds
Admitting mistakes can be difficult — especially in a polarized society where certainty is prized — but learning to be intellectually humble may be key to fostering productive dialogue across the differences that divide us.
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Aus Fehlern lernen? Da gibt es ein Problem
Den Spruch „Aus Fehlern lernt man“ hören wir unser Leben lang – von Kollegen, Familie, Freunden. Dass das stimmt, zweifelt eine Studie an: Nach eigenen Fehlern setzt vor allem ein Mechanismus ein. … Von allen