What I love about psychology is how it presents itself in the everyday experiences we all have. Here’s a little example from me this week that got me thinking about the relationship between feeling ...

No matter what life stage you are in, it is worth considering the well-being of your friendships. In my own case, I have lived in eight different U.S. states and moved across country several times, ...

Most of us are inveterate people labelers. Introduce us to a new person, and the labeling commences: What category—niche—best describes them? Are they extroverted? Are they easy conversationalists and ...

A physician can successfully treat a disease without helping a person heal. At first glance, that statement may seem contradictory. Isn't curing disease the same as healing? Not always. Imagine two ...

“Lucky girl syndrome” was a TikTok trend involving the repeated mental affirmation that one is the luckiest person alive in order to make it so. Explained on social media in terms of neuroscience and ...

They say that laughter is the best medicine. If you’ve ever been having a hard day but then told a good joke or, better yet, caught off guard by something comedic, you can likely attest to how levity ...

In Part 2 of this series on myths, I proposed that the protagonist Odysseus, portrayed by actor Matt Damon in their new film "The Odyssey" (2026), directed by Christopher Nolan, intentionally or not, ...

Somewhere along the way, narcissist became our catch-all word for people who are selfish, controlling, arrogant, emotionally immature, difficult, manipulative, or just really bad partners. Those ...

Jason Arday has dominated the British news media this week. I cannot remember a story building this fast, breaking news of fresh tidbits in the ongoing saga of the Cambridge professor whose version of ...

Imagine that a party is winding down, and while everyone else is migrating toward the kitchen for one last drink, one person quietly slips out the door. They’re not upset, and they didn’t have a bad ...

Recent research shows stimulant attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medications may boost alertness and motivation more than attention. Learn what this ...

Source: Gabriel Cirelli / Unsplash I have spent a surprising amount of my life believing that the answer to almost any problem is to try harder. If something isn't working, I work at it. I make a plan ...