The anonymous communication social media creates both provokes and mitigates our inherent capacity for monstrosity.
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15 Ways to Live Authentically and Amazingly
Unhappiness can occur when people are not living their lives in a way that is congruent with their authentic selves. This is what I have learned after providing psychotherapy to a diverse clientele for over 20 years.
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Pick a Card, Any Card: How Magicians Sway Decision-Making
A team of Canadian researchers has combined the art of magic and the science of psychology to demonstrate how certain contextual factors can sway the decisions people make, even though they may feel that they are choosing freely.
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For Teens, Falling Asleep Gets Harder with More Screen Time
Teenagers who while away the hours on an electronic device — whether it's a computer, cell phone, tablet or TV — tend to have more problems with sleeping at night, a new study finds...
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The Myth of the Harmless Wrong
It’s logically possible but psychologically rare...
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Playing with Puzzles, Blocks May Build Children’s Spatial Skills
Play may seem like fun and games, but new research shows that specific kinds of play are actually associated with development of particular cognitive skills...
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Psychotherapy as a Kind of Art
Like my novels, it enabled me to make sense of a world that often seemed senseless...
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How Your Facebook Likes Could Cost You a Job
Researchers say a computer model can predict your personality based on your Facebook Likes, and such predictions could one day be used in hiring, banking and more. But should they?
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Smartphones Don’t Make Us Dumb
A significant change in our attention spans would happen over evolutionary time, not because you got a smartphone.
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Technologies, Apps for Therapy on the Go
A growing group of technologies is pitching coaching, counselling and monitoring services at teens and young adults fighting mental health issues.
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