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The biggest myths about emotions, debunked

2025-06-03 18:01:00

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‘Everybody has a little more control than they think.’ A neuroscientist explains how we can become architects of our emotions

- Video by The Well

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Does it matter if your romantic partner is similar to you?

2025-06-03 18:00:00

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From traits like extraversion to specific habits, there are many ways a couple can match. New research tests whether it helps

- by Phuong Linh L Nguyen & Moin Syed

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A life-saving boredom

2025-06-02 18:00:00

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For years, I sought to escape my own mind. Once I became fascinated by it, getting high lost its allure

- by Rafael Frumkin

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I’m trying a different approach to listening

2025-06-02 18:00:00

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Practising Carl Rogers’s unconditional positive regard helps me be more compassionate and less judgmental – of myself too

- by Molly Williamson

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How to make blackout poetry

2025-05-30 18:01:00

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Does the blank page look unconquerable? Blackout poetry can give you a creative jumpstart. This short video explains how

- Directed by Andrew Lavers

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Exposure

2025-05-30 18:00:00

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Wracked with unknown fear, I’d never been able to sleep through the night. Then I went scuba diving

- by Lindsay Lee Wallace

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