Psychology & Self-Help

How to use the thinking tools of billionaires, inventors, and CEOs

As a diagnosis, it’s too vague to be helpful—but its rise tells us a lot about the way we work.

The stress and trauma from the past year have taken a toll on all of our brains. Mental health care providers say their patients are reporting brain fog and fatigue. If that sounds familiar, here's why — and what you can do.

The missing square puzzle is an optical illusion used in mathematics classes to help students reason about geometrical figures; or rather to teach them not to reason using figures, but to use only textual descriptions and the axioms of geometry. It depicts two arrangements made https://t.co/Rib1zd4a7H

“Our memory is a more perfect world than the universe: it gives back life to those who no longer exist,” once said French author Guy de Maupassant. Whether it’s short-term memory allowing us to perform simple calculations on the fly, long-term memory which can store larger quantities of information, sometimes for a whole life span, ... Read more

Each year, 3.5 million MBTI tests are administered. Businesses have been using the test to make hiring decisions. There are even meetup groups for people wit...

Today’s economic conditions are not just holding Millennials back. They are stratifying them, leading to unequal experiences within the generation as well as between it and other cohorts.

Studies show that moments of disruption offer a unique opportunity to set and achieve new goals.

Can meritocracy ever be ethical? The philosopher Agnes Callard thinks so.

The unprecedented surge in shares and home values during an economic crisis is easing the retirement path for those who have savings and investments.

We hear about trillions all the time now, but the number is beyond human comprehension.

Widespread disease outbreaks have the potential to shock societies into new ways of living.

Laura Lewis, PhD Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University 2019 One Mind Bettina Bryant Rising Star Depression Research Award   Alterations in sleep are a common feature in depression. 75% of individuals with depression have trouble falling asleep or staying asleep during the night. The insomnia that sometimes accompanies depression can have a spiraling […]

The stories you hold on to will be colored by your own experience—but also by the experiences of those around you.

As some people start to shake off coronavirus precautions, those who are waiting their turn for a vaccine say the FOMO is real. “It’s like when every friend is getting engaged before you.”

An emerging branch of neuroscience asks a question long on the minds of researchers. Recent stimulus payments make the study more relevant.

Researchers analysed the homepages of three major porn websites, and found 1 in 8 video titles shown to first-time users describe sexual violence.

Walking is good for you, obviously. But can it whip you into shape?

You can’t spot a liar just by looking — but psychologists are zeroing in on methods that might actually work

What and how much we eat isn’t the only important thing when it comes to healthy nutrition. Timing seems to matter, too.

Ketone bodies are the most energy-efficient fuel and yield more ATP per mole of substrate than pyruvate and increase the free energy released from ATP hydrolysis. Elevation of circulating ketones via high-fat, low-carbohydrate diets has been used for ...

Some have regrets over unfinished business. For others, the end of an unhappy and complicated relationship just comes as a relief.

Whether it's the Oura Ring or the Superhuman app, we smash that buy button and say "This time it will be different." But it never is.

The neglected middle child of mental health can dull your motivation and focus — and it may be the dominant emotion of 2021.