Mind & Behavior

Mind & Behavior

Study the science of how we think, feel, and act, with insights that help you better understand yourself and others.

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Ditch the old brain vs. heart assumptions, and instead think about a heart-led brain.
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A growing body of research suggests that optimism plays a significant role in promoting both physical and mental well-being.
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The truth may be out there — but it’s not in these close encounters of the third kind.
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The Reitoff principle gives us permission to "write off" a day and intentionally step away from achieving anything.
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One MIT-trained poet spent nine months trying to find out.
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Harvard has conducted an 85-year-long study on what makes humans happy. Psychiatrist Robert Waldinger explains what they found.
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Happiness is not a five-star holiday. It's often the result of struggle — and asking for help, as author Stephanie Harrison recently told Big Think.