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Opportunities to show compassion often feel difficult, but exercising virtue seems to help people cope.

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New study suggests compassion, patience, and self-control are great 'selfish' choices for your own happiness

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Body language experts reveal the secret truth about people who walk with their hands behind their backs​

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Psychologists reveal 10 signs that someone is secretly super intelligent and may not even know it

It isn't about solving complex math equations; true intelligence often hides in how you listen, adapt, and handle change.

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Legendary Nobel Prize winning physicist explains why super smart people make dumb decisions

He was one of the smartest people alive, yet he argued that intelligence often leads to a specific, dangerous kind of blindness.

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Health

Can't stop replaying conversations in your mind? Try this 30-second hack to make it stop.

"It's all about interrupting the pattern."

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Science

Unorthodox researchers found that people behave better when Batman shows up in real life. No, seriously.

The appearance of Batman encourages pro-social behavior.

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Health

Professor shares how many years a friendship must last before it'll become lifelong

Will your bestie still be your bestie in seven years?

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Health

Can’t stop replaying conversations in your head? Experts share how to quiet them.

Why did you say that?

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Science & Tech

Scientists found a brilliantly simple hack for spotting a liar

New research confirms that lying is so cognitively demanding, this one trick will cause a mental overload.

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Experts say this daily 30-minute or less technique stops your worries from running wild

Worry until the alarm goes off.

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Psychologists believe this is the favorite color of the most intelligent people

If your favorite color is red, you might not like this popular theory.

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Culture

I analyzed my Boomer dad's use of the thumbs-up emoji. I learned something about us both.

Insert face-palm reaction here.

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Health

People afraid to vent to their friends are meeting new ones through `scream clubs’

Stress-relieving trend with surprising benefits is going worldwide.

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Culture

Navy SEAL recommends this mindfulness trick for parents to keep their cool

“Military training is stressful, but parenting can carry significant intensity too.”

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Family

Which sibling pairs are closer, brothers or sisters? Research answers the age-old debate.

One "gender composition" had the highest levels of "warmth"

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A neuroscientist shares the 4-step 'brain trick' to tackle hard things 'almost effortlessly'

A top neuroscientist explains the 4-step 'WOOP' method for turning wishes into reality.

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Science

Startling study: People who think they're high-class may struggle to grasp others' feelings

The higher you climb on the ladder, the harder it might get to understand others

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Health

5 small 'bombshell' lessons learned in therapy that shifted people's perspectives

"That's literally a textbook example for someone with chronic anxiety."

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