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Instead of wrestling with self-defeating thoughts, try this
When your own thoughts discourage and undermine you, it’s easy to get tangled. A change of strategy could get you past it ...
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Why it’s possible to be optimistic in a world of bad news
The original optimist, Leibniz, was mocked and misunderstood. Centuries later, his worldview can help us navigate modern life ...
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To have deeper conversations, try being more of an asshole
is a doctoral student in philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania, US, originally from Istanbul, Turkey. Her primary interests are in ethics and aesthetics.
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What removing large chunks of brain taught me about selfhood
is a neurosurgeon and the author of the book Gray Matters: A Biography of Brain Surgery (2024). He lives in New York City.
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Prison letters animate Diane’s attempt to understand a distant father
Psyche is a digital magazine from Aeon Media that illuminates the human condition through psychology, philosophy and the arts.
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Sweet illustrations capture women’s stories of first-time queer attraction
Psyche is a digital magazine from Aeon Media that illuminates the human condition through psychology, philosophy and the arts.
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Sleep and dreams
Psyche is a digital magazine from Aeon Media that illuminates the human condition through psychology, philosophy and the arts.
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How to make your life feel more meaningful
A volunteer at Prinzessinnengarten, an urban gardening project in Berlin, September 2012. Photo by Thomas Peter/Reuters ...