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Regret is a bitter emotion, so painful that the urge to avoid it often drives decision-making strategies.
The essence of play is that the sequence of actions is fluid and scattered.
The limbic system explodes during puberty, but the prefrontal cortex keeps maturing for another 10 years.
The real thing young people should fear is missing out on those few, true, long-term friendships that make for a richer, happier life.
The tenuousness of modern life can make anyone feel overwrought.
Through social media, young people are constantly being pinged about a whole slew of potentially better matches or social activities.
To me, it's always interesting to see what people end up regretting, as a way maybe to avoid such regrets in your own life.
Alright, alright, I admit it: my husband is the quiet, kind, accepting parent, and I'm the one who wants so much to be part of our two... →
As people construct a life narrative, researchers have found, they tend to remember more events from the teens and twenties than from any other time.... →
As the brain matures, one thing that happens is the pruning of the synapses. Synaptic pruning does not occur willy-nilly; it depends largely on how... →
Beliefs about how lying looks are plentiful and often contradictory: depending on whom you choose to believe, liars can be detected because they... →
Elderly parents tend to think their relationship with their middle-aged children is smoother than the children do. Adult grandchildren, who have... →
I'm a freelance writer, and I work alone at a big desk in the living room of my apartment. There are many days when I don't utter a single... →