Why ‘Find Your Passion’ Is Such Terrible Advice
Are you passionate about your work? Fulfilled in every aspect of your career? If yes, congratulations! You’ve done what we More
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People Underestimate How Fun It Is to Do the Same Thing Twice
A common, low-stakes living-room scenario: A couple is trying to decide on a movie to watch. There’s an option one-half More
New Research From Clinical Psychological Science
A sample of research exploring academic achievement in children with autism; self, memory, and childhood trauma; and goal pursuit in individuals with anxiety. More
Don’t Find Your Passion — Cultivate It, Psychologists Say
When students enter college, many are told it’s an arena “to find your passion” — that in classroom lectures, late-night More
New Research From Psychological Science
A sample of research exploring: mind-body practices and self-enhancement; early gender differences in core values and career orientation; and gender differences in online daters’ educational preferences. More
What Babies Know About Their Bodies and Themselves
We are accustomed to thinking about the importance of what even very young babies see and hear, but “touch is More