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The peak-end rule

2026-08-17 18:01:00

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Landmark experiments explore why people sometimes prefer more pain to less, and what this says about the shaping of memory

- Video by Veritasium

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Sometimes, the road to virtue comes by way of vice

2026-08-17 18:00:00

A spiral wooden staircase with soft lighting and curved design elements, creating a warm, flowing pattern.

To work your character into better shape, be like a carpenter who fixes warped wood by bending it the opposite way

- by Sabrina B Little

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The impact of self-talk

2026-08-13 18:01:00

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Is your inner voice helping you or holding you back? Dig into the science on the real-life impacts of self-talk

- Video by TED-Ed

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The satisfaction of doing work that lasts

2026-08-13 18:00:00

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In Studs Terkel’s oral history ‘Working’, some of the people happiest with their work have something in common

- by Matt Huston

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Writing letters is a spiritual practice for our age of speed

2026-08-13 18:00:00

A person writing in a notebook on a cluttered vanity with makeup items and a smartphone nearby.

Handwritten letters seem like a remnant of pre-online life, but they connect us to ourselves and each other like nothing else

- by Amanda Leigh Lichtenstein

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Two actors, no director, one dreamlike play

2026-08-12 18:00:00

Two people in striped pyjamas acting playfully on stage with dark curtains and blue lighting.

After a painful breakup, I found myself agreeing to perform in a surreal play, dressed in my pyjamas

- by Melissa Matthewson

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