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Why it’s possible to be optimistic in a world of bad news What does it mean to be optimistic? We usually think of optimism as an expectation that things will work out for the best While we might accept that such expectations have motivational value – making it easier to deal with the ups and downs of everyday life, and the struggle and strife we see in the world – we might still feel dubious about it from an intellectual perspective
Your 10-step plan for achieving a creative breakthrough In my previous Psyche Idea, I provided some examples of how you can navigate your inner world in search of mental shortcuts, such as by mapping out your cognitive landscape as you would a physical city Meditate One of the prominent methods of directed self-reflection is meditation
Popular - Psyche Psyche’s most popular articles and videos Why do beautiful people also seem smart and likeable? Psychologists have known about the ‘halo effect’ for ages
The ‘masculinity crisis’ is actually a crisis of self-esteem The early 21st century is described as a time of crises Liberal democracy, the US (or global) economy, the environment, masculinity, ageing populations, migration, misinformation and social media use are all supposedly in crisis – amounting to what some have called a global ‘polycrisis’ The reader will be forgiven for being sceptical, then, as I draw on the philosophical literature on
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What a real-life ‘trolley problem’ reveals about morality You enter a quiet laboratory room Three people sit silently on chairs, electrodes attached to their wrists An experimenter turns to you and explains the situation: two of these volunteers will receive a painful electric shock, while a third volunteer will be spared