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Resilience
9 min
“There would be something very, very empty and meaningless about [a] sort of life with no problems.”
21 min
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“The idea is that we move from a place of wanting the world to conform to what we like [towards] not needing other people to be different from who they are.”
11 min
“The way my mind works is just out of anxiety and catastrophization.”
59 min
"One of the largest mitigating factors against getting traumatized is who is there for you at that particular time."
3 min
Modern culture has made us feel like there’s no time to be patient. Sarah Schnitker’s lab at Baylor University is researching how this often-forgotten virtue could improve our overall well-being.
1 min
“There's research showing that people who are curious, who ask questions, are not just happier, they're not just more successful, they also live longer.”
3 min
Biologist Tyler Volk PhD, psychiatrist Bruce Greyson MD, and palliative care physician BJ Miller MD, reveal how confronting mortality can improve the way we live.
Unlikely Collaborators
6 min
Virtue is hard to attain, and that’s the point. Sarah Schnitker explains why self-help shortcuts miss the mark.
3 min
Humans have always had religion. What does this say about our minds? Reza Aslan PhD, Lisa Miller PhD, and Rob Bell MDiv explain.
Unlikely Collaborators
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.
8 min
“The simplest, most powerful way to reinforce work, not jobs, is to ask people to do something different.”