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Mind & Behavior
Study the science of how we think, feel, and act, with insights that help you better understand yourself and others.
In our competitive world, fortune does not appear to favor the humble — but a strong counter-narrative is emerging.
While executive function matures between 18 and 20 years of age, the brain keeps changing long afterward.
We often assume that movement means progress and that doing something is better than doing nothing. That is often not true.
We are wired to value things more when we work hard at attaining them — even if, objectively, they aren't worth that much.
We need a hypothesis that accounts for both the fine-tuning of physics for life but also the arbitrariness and gratuitous suffering we find in the world.
"Precarious manhood" is the belief that manhood must be earned and constantly defended. It has a poor outcome.