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  • Getting Around the Problem of Self-Improvement’s Biggest Own Goal

    Getting Around the Problem of Self-Improvement’s Biggest Own Goal

    The gap between who we are and who we aim to be only highlights our inadequate feelings. There's a better way.
    Go to the profile of Alexander M. Combstrong
    Alexander M. Combstrong
    Mar 1
    How to Succeed When Success is Your Deepest Fear

    How to Succeed When Success is Your Deepest Fear

    You’re doing well, so why do you want to turn back?
    Go to the profile of Charlie Lukas
    Charlie Lukas
    Feb 24
    What to Do When a Friend Is Struggling With Their Mental Health

    What to Do When a Friend Is Struggling With Their Mental Health

    A guide to mental health first-aid.
    Go to the profile of Alexander M. Combstrong
    Alexander M. Combstrong
    Feb 22
    Your Life Is a Song, And It’s Time You Listen to It

    Your Life Is a Song, And It’s Time You Listen to It

    Swapping out artificial highs with true, self-generated joy.
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    Isabel Zoe
    Feb 21
    Some Strangers Got Naked and Drank Wine Together for Science

    Some Strangers Got Naked and Drank Wine Together for Science

    The results were positive
    Go to the profile of Alexander M. Combstrong
    Alexander M. Combstrong
    Feb 15
    Relax With This Little Known Technique as Taught to Me by a Celebrity Singing Teacher

    Relax With This Little Known Technique as Taught to Me by a Celebrity Singing Teacher

    No meditation required.
    Go to the profile of Alexander M. Combstrong
    Alexander M. Combstrong
    Feb 15
    How Psychedelics Taught Me to Address My Mess Rather Than Trip Over It

    How Psychedelics Taught Me to Address My Mess Rather Than Trip Over It

    Step One: Acknowledge it.
    Go to the profile of Isabel Zoe
    Isabel Zoe
    Feb 10
    Research Now Tells Us What Happens When You Give Ecstasy to an Octopus

    Research Now Tells Us What Happens When You Give Ecstasy to an Octopus

    It has implications for our knowledge of where our social behaviour originated.
    Go to the profile of Alexander M. Combstrong
    Alexander M. Combstrong
    Feb 10
    Stop it! Schizophrenia is Not Two People in One Head. Tourette’s is Not Swearing Uncontrollably.

    Stop it! Schizophrenia is Not Two People in One Head. Tourette’s is Not Swearing Uncontrollably.

    Two misconceptions that need to go.
    Go to the profile of Alexander M. Combstrong
    Alexander M. Combstrong
    Feb 9
    Can You Improve Your Mental Health by Making Your Mind Think it’s Dying?

    Can You Improve Your Mental Health by Making Your Mind Think it’s Dying?

    Science suggests mental health issues often stem from a fear of death. Psychedelics may act as a rehearsal.
    Go to the profile of Alexander M. Combstrong
    Alexander M. Combstrong
    Feb 8
    Those Stages of Grief Everyone’s Been Talking About

    Those Stages of Grief Everyone’s Been Talking About

    Chances are you’re feeling them too
    Go to the profile of Erica Marta Ball
    Erica Marta Ball
    Feb 6
    Calm Your Anxious Mind and Body with One Word

    Calm Your Anxious Mind and Body with One Word

    The one-word science-backed therapy technique
    Go to the profile of Dr. Marina Harris
    Dr. Marina Harris
    Feb 2
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