Why It’s So Challenging to Keep Things the Same
A particular challenge to maintaining the status quo may be inherent in how our brain functions. More
Self-Regulation
Why It’s So Hard to Put ‘Future You’ Ahead of ‘Present You’
I have this awful, corny joke I trot out whenever I’m glossing over details for future plans with friends or More
Scientists Turn to Machine Learning to Save Lives
Clinical researchers and other scientists investigate computer algorithms that could lead to reliable measures of suicide risk. 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
A new study on the psychology of persistent regrets can teach you how to live now
Lingering regrets, the kind you hang onto for years, can be great company, returning daily to keep some part of More
10 Things You Don’t Know About Yourself
1. Your perspective on yourself is distorted. Your “self” lies before you like an open book. Just peer inside and More