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You Only Live Once - Perhaps That's the Problem.
The Things We Were Told About Life

You Only Live Once - Perhaps That's the Problem.

"YOLO" gets used to justify both life-changing leaps and reckless impulses. Behavioral economics and regret research say they deserve completely different advice.

Balancing life.lifeidioms
22 Sept 20264 min read
What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger - Or Does It?
The Things We Were Told About Life

What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger - Or Does It?

A study literally titled "Whatever Does Not Kill Us" found the relationship between adversity and resilience is a U-shaped curve, not a straight line.

human strengthTruthBalancing life.
21 Sept 20263 min read
Never Give Up - Really?
The Things We Were Told About Life

Never Give Up - Really?

Research on "goal disengagement" found that people who can let go of unreachable goals have better health and well-being than people who refuse to quit.

opinionhealthspanlifespan
17 Sept 20263 min read
"Old" - When Did It Become a Bad Word?
Words We've Been Lied To About

"Old" - When Did It Become a Bad Word?

A 23-year Yale study found people with positive views of aging lived 7.5 years longer, more than the effect of not smoking or exercising, according to the American Psychological Association.

ruleslifelimitations
14 Sept 20263 min read
"Independent" - Does Needing Someone Make You Weak?
Words We've Been Lied To About

"Independent" - Does Needing Someone Make You Weak?

Attachment research shows secure dependence produces more independence, not less. The word "independent" may be pointing us in the wrong direction entirely.

friendshipsIndependencematurity
13 Sept 20263 min read
The Internet Is Becoming a Very Convincing Lie
AI: The New Uncomfortable Truth

The Internet Is Becoming a Very Convincing Lie

Deepfakes fool people constantly. But the bigger danger might be the opposite: real evidence getting dismissed as fake. A look at the "liar's dividend."

moralsmaturitycost
3 Sept 20266 min read
What If Authenticity Is Dead Already?
AI: The New Uncomfortable Truth

What If Authenticity Is Dead Already?

Instagram just started penalising undisclosed AI influencers. A close look at what that reveals, we're not rejecting fake content, we're rejecting being lied to about it.

health mythsucationsocial media
2 Sept 20266 min read
The Percussion Section (a.k.a. My Knees and Hips) 3
Getting Older

The Percussion Section (a.k.a. My Knees and Hips) 3

Post 3: The real science behind why your joints crack as you age (tribonucleation), whether it's actually harmful, plus bone and joint idioms, not a string quartet, but the bone band.

EducationfluencyBody function
23 Jul 20264 min read

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