Camille Dubois on the counterintuitive science of persuasion — why pushing your point actually kills your influence, what Self-Determination Theory reveals about the one conversational move that changes everything, and four specific scripts to try today.
Marcus Reeves on why visualizing your goal is the wrong move — and what a 2025 study in the British Journal of Health Psychology reveals about the specific mental rehearsal technique that actually turns intentions into automatic habits.
Marcus Reeves·
Marcus Reeves on why procrastination isn't a time management problem — it's an emotion regulation problem — and what a 2025 RCT with a Cohen's d of 1.09 reveals about how to actually break the avoidance loop for good.
Marcus Reeves·
Lena Okafor on the surprisingly specific science of nature and cognitive restoration — why 120 minutes a week outdoors is the evidence-based threshold your brain needs, and how to actually hit it (including a virtual shortcut for bad weather days).
Lena Okafor·
Marcus Reeves on the science of intergenerational patterns — why the emotional scripts from your family of origin are still running in the background, and what it actually takes to rewrite them before you pass them on.
Marcus Reeves·
Marcus Reeves on why "bouncing back" after adversity is the wrong goal — and what the science of post-traumatic growth, habit change, and character strengths says about building forward instead of trying to return to who you were.
Marcus Reeves·
Lena Okafor on why the "before photo" mindset is a scientific dead end — and what the research on exercise, character strengths, gratitude, and awe reveals about a radically better way to inhabit your body.
Lena Okafor·