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Mental time travel is a great decision-making tool — this is how to use it

When the future seems largely unpredictable, is there anything you can do to prepare for it? “Yes!” says futurist and game designer Jane McGonigal. All you need to do is to tap into your imagination...

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Comparing yourself to others is a sure route to misery — 5 ways to turn it...

We all experience feelings that are difficult to handle. But between our emotion-phobic society and the debilitating uncertainty of modern times, we usually don’t know how to talk about them, much less...

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Why does it hurt so much when we get ghosted? A psychologist explains

As humans, we spend a good amount of time thinking about what other people think. Although this is not meant to be a controversial proposition, I am sure some of you are saying to yourselves, “No, I...

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Here’s why we long for that perfect love to arrive — even when we’re happily...

Have you ever found yourself listening to a sad song over and over? (You’re not alone: People play the sad songs on their playlists 800 times on average, versus 175 times for the happy songs.) Or felt...

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Here’s how you can handle stress like a lion, not a gazelle

Health psychologist Elissa Epel PhD writes: “I have been studying stress for 30 years. Living in this era of prolonged personal, pandemic and global stress, has become very challenging. Many of us live...

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How do top athletes get into the zone? By getting uncomfortable

Ever wish you had a switch you could just turn whenever you needed to be focused and productive? While getting in the zone is something we all hope and strive for — whether it’s at work, at home, at...

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A smart way to handle anxiety — courtesy of soccer great Lionel Messi

What separates the very best in the world from the remaining 7 billion of us? Exceptional talent often looks like an act of revolution — a person doing something in a way no one has ever done it before...

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