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 Do you feel restless? Have you ever lied in bed at night looking up at the ceiling wondering "Is this ...

To look through the photographic archives of bygone eras is to notice the prevalence of a common scene: ...

 When Don Greene was a springboard diver in high school and college, his performances were erratic -- ...

There is evidence for the production of alcohol which dates back more than 11,000 years. Humans ...

 In the summer of 1954, two groups of 8- to 11-year-old boys were taken to a summer camp in Oklahoma and ...

In discussions about growing up, you’ll sometimes hear people say something like, “When you’re ...

Cognitive dissonance happens when you’re trying to hold two contradictory ideas. It can manifest in ...

 The holiday season is upon us. It's a time for getting cozy, making memories, and looking forward to ...

 According to my guest today, many of the world's most eminent leaders, thinkers, athletes, and artists ...

“Simplicity” is a word with an almost magical ring to it; if we could just simplify our lives, we ...

This month, we ran a series of articles on the research of psychologist Daniel J. Levinson, which found ...

 We live in an age of disruption. Companies that were once stalwarts are overtaken by small, plucky ...

When you take a step back, manners can seem pretty arbitrary and pointless. Sure, some gestures like ...

Welcome back to our series on the phases of the adult life cycle, as studied by Daniel J. Levinson and ...

There’s a saying which goes: “Generals always fight the last war.” The idea is that a portrait of ...

There are few words that generate less excitement in a male audience than "etiquette." On the scale of ...

Welcome back to our series on the seasons of a man’s life, which describes the universal pattern of ...

 In the first year of his presidency, the press used Theodore Roosvelt's name in connection with the ...

 Many of us want to learn a new skill or master a new area of expertise, either to further or change our ...

Shame has gotten a bad rap these days. It’s popular to think of all shame as “toxic,” and that ...