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September 18, 2026 - 01:40
Successful People Share How to Say No to a Boss Without Looking DifficultKnowing how to turn down a request from a manager is a skill that separates effective workers from those who burn out. Executive coach Melody Wilding says the key is to push back in a way that...
September 17, 2026 - 05:06
Why Highly Intelligent People Rarely Complain About These 7 ThingsPsychologists suggest that highly intelligent individuals tend to complain less often, and the reason is not simply raw IQ. According to experts like Nick Wignall and Judith Tutin, emotional...
September 16, 2026 - 00:56
A Cree psychotherapist reflects on relationship, belonging and the illusion of a fixed selfAn Anishinaabe storyteller and healer from Serpent River First Nation is sharing Ojibwe teachings on suffering, acceptance and ceremony as a way to connect Indigenous healing wisdom with...
September 15, 2026 - 08:18
Why Some People Stay Confident When Others Take Everything PersonallyConfidence is not about being oblivious to what happens around you. It is about noticing events, comments, and reactions without turning them into a story about your worth. That distinction matters...
September 14, 2026 - 20:07
Friendship budgets, Jungian psychology and years of Dortmund DIY shows - behind the scenes of "Chrysopoeia" by MORAL BOMBINGMoral Bombing released `Chrysopoeia` on August 13, 2026, through Gizzmoix Records, Spleencore Records, and Villus Records. The album is a unique blend of personal experiences, deep psychological...
September 14, 2026 - 02:24
Why Names Slip Away and What It Says About Your MemoryIt happens to almost everyone. You meet someone new, chat for a few minutes, and then the name vanishes. The face stays familiar, the conversation remains clear, but the name is gone. Many people...
September 13, 2026 - 03:43
The Cousin Closest in Age Shaped How You Measured YourselfGrowing up, the cousin nearest your age often felt less like a relative and more like a rival, an ally, or both at once. Psychologists suggest this relationship carried a weight that few families...
September 12, 2026 - 10:43
Psychology says your willpower beliefs determine if you choose hard tasks: 2026 study shows nonlimited minNew research suggests that what you believe about willpower can directly influence the kinds of goals you set for yourself. The findings, published in 2026, point to a clear pattern: people who see...
September 11, 2026 - 20:27
Why 1980s Childhood Habits Seem Impossible TodayChildren who grew up in the 1980s experienced a level of independence that many parents today find difficult to imagine. Known as the latchkey generation, these kids walked home from school alone,...
September 11, 2026 - 14:49
Twenty-Five Years After 9/11: One Survivor's Long Road Through TraumaWhen the towers fell, thousands of lives were shattered in an instant. For one survivor, the journey since has been measured not just in years but in the slow, uneven work of healing. The morning...
September 10, 2026 - 23:24
Psychology says people who feel relieved when houseguests leave may be protecting their mental spaceFeeling a sense of relief when houseguests finally head home does not automatically mean something is wrong. According to psychology, this reaction often reflects a normal need for privacy and...
September 9, 2026 - 19:33
Psychology says people who over-explain themselves in ordinary conversations aren't insecure or needy — they often grew up with adults who required exhaustive justification before they would believe, help, or simply not punishPsychologists suggest that people who constantly over-explain themselves in everyday chats are not necessarily insecure or clingy. Instead, this behavior often traces back to childhood environments...
September 9, 2026 - 05:48
Psychology explains people who love true crime may have less to do with violence than you think, and moreFor years, the assumption has been that people who binge true crime documentaries and podcasts are secretly fascinated by bloodshed. But psychologists now suggest the real draw is far less sinister...
September 8, 2026 - 01:23
NATO no longer has psychological barrier toward Russia, Ukrainian official saysA senior Ukrainian official has stated that NATO has effectively lost its long-standing psychological hesitation when dealing with Russia, pointing to the recent pattern of Alliance jets...
September 7, 2026 - 03:10
Psychologist warns war-displaced Lebanese children are losing developmental skillsA psychologist working with families in Lebanon has raised alarms that children forced from their homes by the ongoing conflict are losing ground in basic developmental milestones. The specialist,...
September 6, 2026 - 05:00
Six psychologists have stayed friends for 40 years, and one yearly ritual is what held them togetherWhat started as a casual game night in a dormitory has become a decades-long anchor of friendship for six men who met as psychology students in the early 1980s. Rick Kamins first introduced...
September 5, 2026 - 02:41
Is Sharing Your Location With a Partner Actually Healthy? Here’s What a Psychologist Says.Sharing your live location with a significant other has become as routine as sending a good morning text. Apps like Find My and WhatsApp make it effortless to let someone know where you are at all...
September 4, 2026 - 10:54
The Blogs: On Suicide Prevention and a Psychology of Hope.In a recent blog entry, Ibrahim Mukherjee explores a crucial yet often overlooked dimension of mental health care: the role of hope in suicide prevention. While traditional approaches focus heavily...
September 3, 2026 - 19:14
Stigma Keeps Academics' Addictions in the ShadowsWhen I agreed to appear on a podcast and openly discuss my own battle with addiction as a university professor, I expected a few polite nods and maybe a handful of private messages. What I got...
September 3, 2026 - 08:34
The No. 1 Shared Hobby Of The Strongest Couples, By A PsychologistA recent insight from relationship psychology suggests that the strongest couples do not necessarily bond over a common passion they already share. Instead, the most effective hobby for a...
September 2, 2026 - 04:46
Psychology says parents who feel relieved when school starts again aren’t bad parents — relief and love happen at the same time, and researchers find the parents most likely to feel guilty about the relief are the ones doing the mostThe first day of school brings a familiar mix of emotions. There is the chaos of packing lunches, hunting for shoes, and taking the obligatory front porch photo. Then the bus pulls away, the house...
September 1, 2026 - 16:58
Researchers identify a simple way to soften deep political dividesMost people assume the other side hates them more than they actually do. That misreading fuels a lot of the anger in politics today. But a fresh line of research points to a surprisingly easy fix:...
August 31, 2026 - 19:19
ETAMU psychology professor secures $581K in Research Excellence Fund grantsEast Texas A&M University psychology professor Curt Carlson has landed three competitive Research Excellence Fund grants worth more than $581,000 combined. The funding, distributed through The...
August 31, 2026 - 12:18
The Question AI Can’t Answer for YouA recent 12-hour travel ordeal turned into an unexpected lesson about the limits of artificial intelligence. What started as a simple booking mistake became a frustrating chain of missed...
August 30, 2026 - 17:59
Psychology says people who talk to themselves in the third person may be doing something surprisingly smarPsychologists have long noticed that some people refer to themselves by name or use `he` or `she` when thinking through a problem. It sounds odd, even a little theatrical. But new research suggests...
August 30, 2026 - 10:19
Psychology says people who accumulate five or six nicknames for a single pet aren't eccentric or overly attached — they're using the same kind of playful private language humans often develop in their closest emotional relationshipsMost pet owners have done it. The cat formally known as Mittens becomes Mittens McFluff, then Fluffy Butt, then Sir Hisses-a-Lot, then just Bubba. By the time you hit five or six nicknames for one...
August 29, 2026 - 18:05
How Small Mistakes Might Sometimes Exhibit Good ThinkingMost people assume that a wrong answer is simply a failure. But a closer look at how we reason suggests that small mistakes often reveal something important about the way we think. The key is not...
August 29, 2026 - 00:33
Psychology says people who retreat into silence when upset aren't broken or withholding — they often come from homes where speaking up changed the atmosphere in the room, and they've been managing the atmosphere ever sincePeople who go quiet during an argument are often misread as punishing the other person. But psychology suggests something different is happening. For many, retreating into silence is not a tactic....
August 28, 2026 - 06:56
Why Every Art Collector Should Visit DATALANDA new museum called DATALAND is making a case for why art collectors should pay attention to something other than paint and marble. The space, which just opened its doors, focuses on work that...
August 27, 2026 - 23:37
I’m a professor of clinical psychology. Here’s everything you need to know about ECTElectroconvulsive therapy, or ECT, is a procedure that still carries a heavy stigma, but many people do not realize how much it has changed over the decades. In simple terms, ECT involves inducing...