Stress

Stress

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16mins
"Being connected to another person makes us feel safer and keeps our bodies at a kind of physiologic equilibrium that promotes health."
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1hr 18mins
"The more uncertain and scary things get in the world, the more we as humans are drawn to simple dichotomies."
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9mins
Dr. Aditi Nerurkar on toxic resilience and the importance of gratitude and breathing.
Unlikely Collaborators
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23mins
Feeling lonely? So is everybody else. Here’s how to change that, according to three experts.
BetterHelp
24mins
Mating, monogamy, and maximizing your sexual potential explained by 3 sex experts.
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15mins
Harvard has conducted an 85-year-long study on what makes humans happy. Psychiatrist Robert Waldinger explains what they found.
BetterHelp
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5mins
60% of people feel disconnected. Harvard professor Robert Waldinger addresses the science behind humanity’s loneliness epidemic and suggests ways to solve it.
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5mins
What sets trauma apart from regular bad experiences? A leading neuroscientist explains.
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6mins
If you don’t feel better after the weekend, the “burnout paradox” could explain why.
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5mins
You might suppress your emotions when you walk through the door at work. But your colleagues can still feel them.
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5mins
“What you pay attention to, is your life.” Where do you place precious brain resources?
John Templeton Foundation
3mins
Deep secrets don’t explode. They do something worse, explains Michael Slepian.
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6mins
If your inner voice is cruel, try these steps to reclaim your mind.
John Templeton Foundation
9mins
Stress shrinks your brain. Neuroscientist Lisa Genova explains how to strengthen it.
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7mins
The ultimate definition of trauma, explained by leading psychiatrist Bessel van der Kolk.
John Templeton Foundation
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7mins
To be happy, you have to become antifragile first. Harvard’s Tal Ben-Shahar explains.
John Templeton Foundation
mental chatter
6mins
Half our day is spent not living in the moment. Here’s how to change that.
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The road to happiness is indirect and full of frustration.
study tips
4mins
What do candles, coffee, and candy have to do with it?