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Psychology says people who quit things cold turkey and people who can’t start at all usually share the same underlying problem

The person who quits everything cold turkey and the person who can never seem to start share the same invisible architecture ...
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I quit my career, bought the house on the lake, and had nowhere to be for the first time in my adult life. By week six I was Googling ‘why do I feel like I’m already dead.’

The lake-house fantasy promises liberation, but when the striving stops, the self built around striving doesn't know what it ...
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I took psychedelics at 58 for treatment-resistant depression. What happened in the months after wasn’t a miracle, but it was the first time in decades I recognized my o…

Gerald sat in his kitchen in Tucson and cried into a bowl of oatmeal the morning after his first psilocybin session — not ...
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I kept an all-or-nothing approach to exercise for twenty years. The moment I allowed myself to do less, everything about my health changed.

For twenty years, Rachel Kim cycled between punishing workouts and total inactivity. The moment she allowed herself to just ...
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Researchers found that GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic appear to rewire the brain’s motivation system, not just suppress appetite

GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic aren't just suppressing appetite — they appear to be dampening the brain's entire motivation system.
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Sleep apnea in women over 50 is being misdiagnosed as depression and anxiety at an alarming rate, doctors warn

Women over 50 reporting fatigue, brain fog, and mood changes are being prescribed antidepressants when the real culprit — ...
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People who lose a parent before they’re ready don’t just grieve the person. They grieve every future moment that person will never witness.

People who lose a parent early don't just grieve backward into memory — they grieve forward into every milestone, every joy, ...
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Researchers found that what you ate as a child left a permanent mark on your brain structure, not just your body

A landmark study of nearly 24,000 brain scans found that childhood diet didn't just affect body weight — it left lasting ...
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Researchers tested ChatGPT’s ability to triage medical symptoms and the results are raising serious questions about how people use AI for health advice

A new study found ChatGPT correctly triaged urgent medical symptoms only about 56% of the time — and the people most likely ...
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I started birdwatching at 58 because my therapist told me to find a hobby, and within six months my memory, focus, and sense of calm were measurably different

When Gerald Huang's therapist told him to find any hobby after his wife's death, he bought a $6 bird guide on impulse. Six ...
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People on GLP-1 drugs are spontaneously starting to exercise, and neuroscientists now believe the drugs are restoring a motivation pathway that was broken long bef…

GLP-1 drugs aren't just suppressing appetite — neuroscientists believe they're restoring a broken motivation pathway that may ...
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Research suggests people who take up bird watching in midlife aren’t just finding a hobby. Their brains are responding to something clinical.

A growing body of research suggests that the surge of midlife adults taking up bird watching isn't a lifestyle trend — it's a neurological response to decades of attentional depletion, and the ...