In the 13th century, medics commonly treated mental illness by drilling a hole into a person’s head, thus releasing demons and evil spirits, in the hopes of “curing” the person. Up until the 19th century, medics also believed that if bodily fluids got out of balance, physical and mental illness would be the result. People […]
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Racism runs deep in the fabric of our cognitive networks, driven by fear, objectification, failures of perspective taking, and self-avoidance. Almost all of us will recoil at the video of George Floyd dying before our eyes. But racism is vastly deeper and darker than that. Racism is hard to dig out or to target, and
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How staying at home can affect your mental health, as well as what you can do about it.
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There is a scientifically proven trick to getting control over your bad habits.
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We all have goals we want to achieve and habits we want to change. Yet too often we stand in our own way, because we don’t know how to change our behavior in a sustainable, lasting manner. For this reason, I’ve compiled a list of the most effective tips and strategies to set a solid
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Decades ago, as a rising academic, I had to choose between two universities: The prestigious Washington University in St. Louis, or the small backlot of an academy, the University of Nevada in Reno. The Washington University had Nobel laureates, a cutting edge research facility with a huge endowment, and it was sometimes called Harvard on
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I’ve taught dozens of people to play the guitar, and I’ve learned to predict who will learn to play well: Those who enjoy the atrocious music they produce as a beginner. If someone tells me in the first session how they picture themselves being applauded for their great skill or how they want to be
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I once had a client who, when asked about her deepest values, paused for a long time, before she finally said “that’s the scariest thing I’ve ever been asked.” After another pause, she added “I’ve not thought about that in a long, long time,” and began to cry. Unfortunately, the experience of my client is
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A song I like to listen to reminds me in its lyrics that in 5 billion years the Andromeda galaxy will smash into our own. I’ve seen on a TV show that in 1.75 billion years our sun will be too weak to sustain life on earth, and a 3-5 billion years later it will
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The human mind is a problem-solving machine. It can come up with creative solutions for the most complex problems, helping us survive and thrive, while bringing us useful inventions like lightbulbs, cars, and modern medicine. Unfortunately, despite its many advantages, it also has a cost. Our minds are so effective at spotting and solving problems,
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