Anxiety

Anxiety

Book cover of The Devil Is a Southpaw by Brandon Hobson featuring two black birds; text on left reads "an excerpt from" on a light blue background.
A preview of the latest novel by the National Book Award finalist Brandon Hobson.
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9 min
“There would be something very, very empty and meaningless about [a] sort of life with no problems.”
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An ode to the data visualization tools that help us see what is too vast, complex, or interconnected for the naked eye — from planetary systems to pandemic trends.
A book cover of "The Art of Spending Money" by Morgan Housel, with the text "an excerpt from" on a blue background to the left—exploring how to be miserable spending money.
In this excerpt from "The Art of Spending Money," Morgan Housel lays out the spending and financial habits guaranteed to end in regret.
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11 min
“The way my mind works is just out of anxiety and catastrophization.”
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Life's "in-between" stages pack unique cognitive benefits — if you know how to tap into them.
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Members
Acclaimed actor and director Jesse Eisenberg, who understands job-related anxiety, advocates for channeling these emotions toward desired outcomes, sharing methods from his diverse film industry experience to help manage fear, foster community in leadership, and pursue goals authentically.
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This class equips participants with strategies from experts like David Goggins, Amy Cuddy, and Dr. Rudolph Tanzi to enhance mental strength and emotional well-being through mindfulness, body-mind techniques, and compassionate emotional processing, ultimately fostering resilience and personal growth.
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2 min
“A lot of the trends in the economy, in family life have just been much harder for working class men.”
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1 min
“Nothing about human behavior makes sense except in the light of culture and in anthropology, and we need to understand the cultural component to our behaviors as well.”
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3 min
Many of us rely on emotional advice that doesn’t actually work. Psychologist Ethan Kross offers a smarter, science-backed approach to managing emotions with flexibility and perspective.
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18 min
“Anxiety is focused on things that are important to you in life. That is the key.”
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Our minds crave simple, linear narratives. But society rarely follows a straight line.
A man with a bald head and gray goatee smiles at the camera. Above his head, a thought bubble filled with red scribbles hints at the inner thoughts of John Amaechi.
The psychologist, educator, and former NBA player discusses the professional volumes and childhood stories that shaped his life and his approach to it.
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7 min
Three doctors break down brain function, somatic awareness, and how to recover from bad experiences.
Unlikely Collaborators
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Stuck on a hamster wheel of mindless social media scrolling? Neuroscientist Anne-Laure Le Cunff explains how to consciously redirect your reward system.