How to Get Comfortable With Uncertainty and Change
When life is uncertain, our usual responses and coping strategies might not always work. The practice of mental agility can help us be resilient.
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How to Learn From Your Failures
Research suggests that we need to overcome some emotional and cognitive barriers if we’re to learn from our defeats—but it can be done.
How Emotional Extremes Can Stress Your Heart
A broken heart can compromise the health of your actual heart—and so can extreme happiness.
Thinking About Reaching Out to Someone? Science Says Do It
Two new studies find that connecting with someone is even nicer than we expect.
How to Manage Expectations to Maximize Happiness
Researcher Robb Rutledge says that expecting too much of your future experiences, including vacations, may be contributing to unhappiness.
Are Facial Expressions the Same Around the World?
We express at least 16 emotions in similar ways across cultures, a new study finds.
How to Make Birthdays Meaningful During a Pandemic
While we may need to get creative to celebrate lockdown birthdays, science suggests that doing so is good for our well-being.
The Human Voice Can Communicate 24 Emotions
Researchers created an interactive map of all the emotional sounds that humans make.