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The mind
Psychology, habits and the strange ways we decide. 7 illustrated articles, each with its film.
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6 articles
9:23The mindWhy You Feel Behind, Even When You Work Hard
A good day can vanish after 30 seconds of scrolling. Why comparing yourself online is a loop, how much of what you see is rented, and what helps.
9:31The mindWhy Your Biggest Plans Arrive at 3 AM
At 3 AM the brain's wanting runs high and its checking runs low. Why night plans feel brilliant, fall apart by morning, and what to do instead.
9:37The mindWhy Being Alone Feels Like Such a Relief
Being alone turns down bad feelings and good ones too. Research suggests it helps only when you choose it. Why "I'm an introvert" is not the full answer.
8:21The mindWhy Childhood Summers Felt Longer Than Your Whole Year Now
Time feels faster with age because the brain stores new things, not repeats. Why holidays fly past yet feel long afterwards, and the one thing that helps.
8:57The mindWhy Would an Innocent Person Confess?
About a quarter of people cleared by DNA had confessed. How interrogation rooms, time and lost sleep produce false confessions, and the four words that help.
8:23The mindWhy Can’t You Remember Being a Baby?
Babies do make memories. Growing brain cells and the arrival of language make them unreadable later. Why your earliest memory is probably rebuilt.
5:36The mindOCD, ADHD and Depression: What People Get Wrong
Sadness is not depression and tidiness is not OCD. Plain descriptions of ten mental health conditions, what people get wrong, and when to seek help.
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