All posts tagged "Happiness"
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Episode 61: Who Would You Be Without Them?
JUSTIN MICHAEL WILLAMS Several years ago, my grandmother, who I was very close to, got diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer, and the doctors told her she only had a few..
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Here’s How to Find Meaning in Your Midlife Crisis
I’m still having my midlife crisis, I think. It started when I one day realized that I had unconsciously imagined that my mid-20s self would simply grow into a middle-aged..
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Why Are So Many Female Doctors Burning Out?
At medical school, Beth Habeck discovered that men and women met different expectations—and tended to go in distinct directions. “For example, more men would pursue surgery,” she says. “If a..
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Why We’re Unhappiest in Our Late 40s
Many people I know have experienced what is often jokingly referred to as a “midlife crisis.” Somewhere around the time their kids leave home or they find themselves in mid..
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Three Ways to Boost Your Resilience as a Parent
Self-care isn’t about being self-centered or selfish. If you’re a parent, taking time away from your usual schedule is one of the best ways to boost resilience and strengthen your..
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How Do Your Morals Shape Your Politics?
Today is Super Tuesday, 2020, when voters in 14 states and one U.S. territory will decide who will represent the Democratic Party in the race against the current president. One..
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Does Your Culture Affect Your Motivation to Be Kind?
When you perform an act of kindness for someone, what’s your motivation? Do you think about how it will make the beneficiary feel, or how it will make you feel—or..
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Your Happiness Calendar for March 2020
Our monthly Happiness Calendar is a day-by-day guide to well-being. It can help inject a bit of happiness into your everyday life with videos, articles, practices, podcasts, and other content..
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Why Activism Is Natural for Young People
Young people are demanding change. In the last few days, young Indigenous activists and their supporters blocked parliamentarians in Victoria, B.C., from accessing the provincial legislature and led waves of..
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Episode 60: Step Away from Anxiety
RAINA TELGEMEIER I started having panic attacks and anxiety when I was nine years old. They were confusing. They were isolating. They were terrifying. And they came out of nowhere...