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Betwixt: The Story of You

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Oct 20, 2021

Character vs Hero vs Author of the story you’re telling

In psychology, there’s a concept called narrative identity and it relates to the fact that we’re all storytellers. There’s always some…

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Oct 20, 2021

Self-awareness, “the metaskill of the 21st century”

Psychologist and researcher Dr. Tasha Eurich calls self-awareness “the metaskill of the 21st century”. It’s the ability to see yourself…

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Betwixt: The Story of You

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Jun 29, 2021

The Missing Key to Mental Health

We don’t need more information. It’s imagination that we lack.

The Missing Key to Mental Health

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Betwixt: The Story of You

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Jun 29, 2021

The emotion paradox

Why negative emotions hurt less in the East

The emotion paradox

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Elemental

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Aug 22, 2019

The Trippy Science of Psychedelic Studies

After I signed up for one, I started to dig into their data. That’s when things got weird.

A photo of magic mushrooms, Psilocybe semilanceata, covered in frost.

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Mission.org

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Mar 28, 2019

How Basecamp Built a $100 Billion Business by Doing Less on Purpose

Do not innovate. Do not grow. Do not exit. And do not be a startup.

How Basecamp Built a $100 Billion Business by Doing Less on Purpose

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Feb 20, 2019

The Sanity of Illusions

Do we need to delude ourselves to stay mentally healthy?

The Sanity of Illusions

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Jan 31, 2019

The Dark Side of Creativity

We value thinking outside the box but are we aware of its dangers?

The Dark Side of Creativity

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Nov 7, 2018

Can Loneliness Kill You?

How a pair of psychologists uncovered a link between isolation, the immune system, and our genes

Can Loneliness Kill You?

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Oct 14, 2018

The Upside of Vulnerability

Genes that put us at risk of mental illness may also make us stronger

The Upside of Vulnerability

Elitsa Dermendzhiyska

Elitsa Dermendzhiyska

Social entrepreneur & editor of ‘What Doesn’t Kill You’ — deeply personal stories by 13 authors & thinkers https://amzn.to/3dFG683

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