Elaboration Is the New Sycophancy

Elaboration Is the New Sycophancy

Imagine the pull of an exuberant improvising partner who takes risks and riffs on your original concept. Creative agility, role-playing, and detailed world-building can be charming and evocative assets, adding texture and... Read more »
Why Switching Tasks Is So Hard When You Have ADHD

Why Switching Tasks Is So Hard When You Have ADHD

People with ADHD may experience challenges with task switching, which is the cognitive process of shifting attention from one activity to an entirely different one. This can stem directly from differences in... Read more »
The Uses of AI for Interpreting Dreams

The Uses of AI for Interpreting Dreams

A recent study by Mark Blagrove and colleagues at Swansea University in the UK found that an AI system provided dream interpretations that participants rated “as moderately accurate and as enabling some... Read more »
Nonspeaking, Losing Speech, and Selective Mutism

Nonspeaking, Losing Speech, and Selective Mutism

There are many valid ways to communicate, but our society tends to emphasize “mouth words,” or words spoken out loud using our mouths. When someone does not communicate this way, they often... Read more »
Boost Your Team’s Performance by Filling Emotional Tanks

Boost Your Team’s Performance by Filling Emotional Tanks

Each of us is a member of one or more teams—business teams, sports teams, family teams. And teams work best when each person feels seen, understood, and valued. Yet most of us... Read more »
The Dangerous Group Targeting Children Online

The Dangerous Group Targeting Children Online

I’ve been struggling for some time with how to share this information because it’s one of the toughest topics I’ve ever discussed. As someone who spends time researching and educating on topics... Read more »
How to Stay in Love: Advice for Couples Getting Married

How to Stay in Love: Advice for Couples Getting Married

Last month I went to my nephew’s wedding. At dinner there was a card at each place setting for the guests to fill out. At the top was the heading: Advice and... Read more »
We Have More Than Ever, So Why Are We So Anxious?

We Have More Than Ever, So Why Are We So Anxious?

Anxiety has become one of the most defining psychological conditions of contemporary society. Despite unprecedented technological advancement, material convenience, and expanded individual freedom, many individuals continue to experience persistent feelings of unease,... Read more »
For Me, Fomo Isn’t About Missing Out

For Me, Fomo Isn’t About Missing Out

Hi, my name is Caroline, and I’m an introvert who suffers from FOMO. You might have seen me exhilarated at a party, or dancing wildly, or laughing over lunch with a dozen... Read more »
When Risk Feels Like Help, That’s the Risk

When Risk Feels Like Help, That’s the Risk

Last night I was in a room of therapists, researchers, and digital mental health people in the Bay Area. Smart, interesting people. One thing kept surfacing across every conversation: We are playing... Read more »
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