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Lessons in Coping From a Teacher Who Rowed Across the Atlantic

Lessons in Coping From a Teacher Who Rowed Across the Atlantic

In 2018, a biology teacher from Cincinnati named Bryce Carlson decided to row across the North Atlantic. That feat is about as difficult as it sounds. Carlson faced no shortage of obstacles ...
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/ / Coping, Mindfulness, Positive Emotions, Positive Psychology, Teaching
Is Exercise and a Nap the Magic Combination for Memory?

Is Exercise and a Nap the Magic Combination for Memory?

Working out and lying around snoozing might seem like activities that are opposites, but sleep and exercise have at least one thing in common: they can potentially boost memory. The cognitive benefits ...
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/ / Cognitive Psychology, Exercise, Health Psychology, Memory, Sleep
The Tweets That Go With a Quarter-Life Crisis

The Tweets That Go With a Quarter-Life Crisis

From getting married to buying homes, millennials are accused of doing everything later. But that’s not true when it comes to having life crises. As the rise of the term "quarter-life" crisis ...
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/ / Anxiety, Developmental Psychology, Emotion-Affective Psychology, Social Media, Social Psychology, Teens, Tweets, Young Adults
A Game to Measure Couples' Trust

A Game to Measure Couples’ Trust

Can you measure trust in romantic relationships? A team of researchers in Germany thinks so, and they’ve put forward an activity called the Trust Game for Couples that’s intended to do exactly ...
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/ / Couples, Relationships, Social Psychology
Perfectionism Can Interfere With Seeking Psychological Help

Perfectionism Can Interfere With Seeking Psychological Help

As I’ve written about before, a desire to be perfect can bring many imperfect consequences, from insomnia to binge eating. Now, a new study suggests that perfectionistic tendencies may exacerbate mental health ...
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/ / Clinical Psychology, Perfectionism, Personality, Treatment
The Dangers of Tying Your Self-Worth to Money

The Dangers of Tying Your Self-Worth to Money

We’ve all heard that money can’t buy happiness, but that doesn’t mean that people’s ideas of "self-worth" and "net worth" don’t start to overlap sometimes. A newly published study gives a warning ...
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/ / Clinical Psychology, Money, Relationships, Self-Efficacy, Self-Worth
When You See Your Own Emotions in Other People's Faces

When You See Your Own Emotions in Other People’s Faces

Sometimes our perceptions of others tell us more about ourselves. That can be true in how we interpret other people’s motivations, for example, and a newly published study suggests it can even ...
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/ / Emotion-Affective Psychology, Happiness, Positive Psychology
Drinking Alone Can Be a Warning Sign in Young People

Drinking Alone Can Be a Warning Sign in Young People

One of the things about alcohol is that where and how you consume it matters a great deal. Having a beer with a friend? Generally a fun and healthy thing to do ...
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/ / Adults, Alcohol, Behavioral Psychology, Teens
What a Connection to Nature Means for Kids

What a Connection to Nature Means for Kids

It’s a common complaint that kids these days don’t get outside enough. There may be something to that claim, as well, with parents of 8 to 12 year olds saying in one ...
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/ / Children, Developmental Psychology, Environment, Happiness, Positive Psychology
The Demographics of Humor

The Demographics of Humor

Humor is a funny thing. Different people use it in different ways. I’ve touched on this topic in some previous blog posts. People with high self-esteem, for example, tend to use humor ...
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/ / Behavioral Psychology, Humor, Politics, Positive Psychology, Social Psychology