The Art of Negotiation: Focus on Their Wants, Not Your Needs
Negotiation is often framed as a battle of wills, with each party focused on what they want to gain. But the truth is, the most successful negotiators approach the process…
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Are Most People Below Average in Intelligence? Exploring the Median, the Mean, and the Way We See the World
Intelligence is a concept that sparks endless curiosity, debate, and sometimes frustration in our interactions with others. At times, it can feel like most people around us are “below average”…
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Returning to the Scene of the Demise: What It Means and Why It Resonates
In the 1985 film The Heavenly Kid, one of the characters remarks, “It never fails, they always return to the scene of their demise.” While the line is spoken in…
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Follow Your Heart, Trust Your Gut: Why We Attribute Wisdom to Our Body Parts
“Follow your heart” and “trust your gut” are phrases we’ve all encountered, offering us advice in moments of uncertainty. These sayings resonate deeply because they evoke the idea that our…
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Why Others Sometimes Know Us Better Than We Know Ourselves
It’s a strange phenomenon: the people around us sometimes seem to have a better grasp of who we are—our personality, tendencies, strengths, and weaknesses—than we do ourselves. While this might…
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Do Germs, Permanent Records, and Quicksand Really Exist? Exploring Life’s Mysteries
Some things we hear about growing up seem as real as the sky—germs, the dreaded “permanent record,” and quicksand ready to swallow us whole. But as we grow older, these…
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What Makes Life Worth Living? Exploring the Lyrics and Lessons of a Full Life
Life has inspired countless musings about what truly makes it worth living. From Waylon Jennings’ declaration that it’s “guitars tuned good and firm feeling women” to Tom T. Hall’s wistful…
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To Wear the Jersey or Not: What It Means to Put Another Person’s Name on Your Back
For sports fans, wearing a jersey is a declaration of allegiance—showing pride for your team and admiration for your favorite player. It’s a symbol of support, connection, and belonging. Yet,…
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Why We Care So Much About Sports: The Highs, the Lows, and What It Says About Us
Sports are a universal language, a source of entertainment, and for many, a way of life. Yet, there’s something curious about our relationship with sports: the way our mood can…
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Daniel Kahneman passed away today
Daniel Kahneman was a renowned psychologist and Nobel laureate in Economic Sciences, recognized for his pioneering work with Amos Tversky on the psychology of judgment and decision-making, as well as…