This Surprising Bias Distorts How We Judge Our Progress Towards A Goal (M)
The feeling of progress may depend less on what we’ve done and more on this.
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These Video Games Promote Childlike Wonder, Boost Happiness & Cut Burnout Risk (M)
Mainstream games could function as everyday resilience tools.
The Surprising Power Of Doubting Your Doubts For Boosting Confidence (M)
A devious technique that prompts deeper engagement with important goals.
How To Train Young Minds To Live With Uncertainty (M)
A single online session changed how young people respond to an uncertain world.
Here Are Life’s Three Most Risky Real-World Choices (M)
What people label as ‘risky’ offers clues about how risk preferences work.
These Food Additives Are Linked To 62% Faster Cognitive Decline (M)
Memory and verbal fluency may be particularly vulnerable to this dietary component.
How To Reframe Depression: This Brief Exercise Boosts Goal Progress 50% (M)
A brief, scalable intervention helps people with depression make markedly more progress towards personal goals.
Mind Blanks: The Surprising Brain State Behind Mental ‘Nothingness’ (M)
The stream of consciousness includes genuine moments of nothingness, just as sleep is not always total oblivion.
Here Is What Drives Compulsive Behaviours, Like Addictions & OCD — It’s Not All Habit (M)
The findings challenge a core assumption about how compulsive actions arise.
The Dietary Pattern That Reduces Stroke Risk By 18% (M)
This healthy diet may be critical in preventing stroke.
