7 articles
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·
Priya Chandran on the neuroscience of wanting versus liking — why reaching a goal so often feels anticlimactic, what dopamine is actually doing in your brain, and how to become as good at having as you are at wanting.
Priya Chandran·
Camille Dubois on the counterintuitive science of prosocial behavior — why giving to others isn't altruism vs. self-interest, but both at once, and what the research on loneliness, purpose, and flourishing reveals about the smartest self-improvement move you're probably not making.
Camille Dubois·
Jordan Kessler makes the systems-thinking case for play and humor as serious personal growth levers — with a mental model, a 2x2 matrix, and research confirming that playfulness is one of the most underrated predictors of health and well-being you're probably ignoring.
Jordan Kessler·
Priya Chandran on why most self-improvement misses the point — the research on character strengths, self-compassion, and what genuine self-knowledge actually looks like when you stop mapping your flaws and start investigating what's right about you.
Priya Chandran·
Priya Chandran on why gratitude journaling so often falls flat — and what the science says about the practice that actually transforms how you experience your life.
Priya Chandran·
Camille Dubois on why real flourishing isn't a solo project — how the PERMA model and the science of compassion reveal that your deepest well-being is built with other people, not in spite of them.
Camille Dubois·