1+ hour, 51+ min ago   (225+ words) Posted September 13, 2026 | Reviewed by Jessica Schrader No secret malicious ambition is required for harm to happen. Capable agents can pursue a goal through routes their designers did not anticipate. Once a probabilistic system can act autonomously, an error, shortcut, or…...

7+ hour, 1+ min ago   (782+ words) Posted September 13, 2026 | Reviewed by Jessica Schrader Ahrens, B. L. (2017). Gratitude and work stress. In Dissertation Abstracts International: Section B: The Sciences and Engineering (Vol. 78, Issue 1–B(E)). Beckley, C. J. (2023). Gratitude and grief: an examination of gratitude on older men after the loss of a…...

6+ hour, 44+ min ago   (782+ words) Posted September 13, 2026 | Reviewed by Kaja Perina Sometimes headphones add an additional private soundtrack that separates us even further from our surroundings; in this situation, we are both blind and deaf to the external world. We, of course, do not think…...

7+ hour, 1+ min ago   (782+ words) Posted September 13, 2026 | Reviewed by Jessica Schrader Ahrens, B. L. (2017). Gratitude and work stress. In Dissertation Abstracts International: Section B: The Sciences and Engineering (Vol. 78, Issue 1–B(E)). Beckley, C. J. (2023). Gratitude and grief: an examination of gratitude on older men after the loss of a…...

13+ hour, 14+ min ago   (1084+ words) Updated September 12, 2026 | Reviewed by Davia Sills Solitude and loneliness are not synonyms; if anything, they’re opposites. Whereas there is not much to recommend in loneliness, solitude gives us the freedom to think our own thoughts, follow our own inclinations, and…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (494+ words) Many people have a tough time with self-compassion, but knowing that this is a skill makes it a great deal easier to learn. When Self-Compassion Is a Struggle Even if you treat yourself unkindly, self-compassion is a skill you can…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (753+ words) Posted September 8, 2026 | Reviewed by Gary Drevitch Every so often, a phone’s compass drifts. The arrow still moves. It still looks confident. It still points somewhere. It is simply no longer pointing correctly. It points, but not to the north. The…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (783+ words) Posted August 24, 2026 | Reviewed by Jessica Schrader Fear has a purpose. Though uncomfortable, fear protects you by warning you when you're in danger. But fear doesn’t necessarily check to see whether the risk is real before it screams “Danger!” It can…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (240+ words) Posted August 31, 2026 | Reviewed by Jessica Schrader Those with a parent or partner experiencing serious cognitive decline may experience both ambiguous loss and anticipatory grief. They have “lost” a loved one as they once knew them, while also anticipating further decline…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (235+ words) Posted September 8, 2026 | Reviewed by Margaret Foley Clinicians newly out of training are often frustrated and disheartened by this situation. How come nobody looks like the textbook case I learned about? It can feel like trying to put the proverbial square…...