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CBT is proven effective for depression, anxiety, and other mental health conditions through changing thought patterns.
Change your thoughts, change your life - CBT works better than medication for many conditions
Research shows that 91.4% of worries in people with anxiety never actually happen.
Science proves your anxiety is lying to you - 91% of your worries will never happen
Research explores how 'time poverty' the persistent feeling of having too much to do and not enough time acts as a significant barrier to well-being, health, and economic performance.
Global wealth is rising, but we are poorer in time than ever before and it's damaging our health and productivity.
A large-scale study reveals an inverted U-shaped relationship between sleep duration and phenotypic (biological) age, identifying 7 hours as the optimal window for healthy aging.
Sleeping too little or too much can accelerate your biological aging and exercise might not save you if you're undersleeping.
A large-scale Mendelian randomization study of 378,932 UK Biobank participants investigating the causal link between habitual daytime napping, cognitive function, and brain structure.
Science proves napping isn't just for the tired it's a causal driver for larger brain volume and long-term neuroprotection.
A massive meta-analysis of 357 studies and over 2.3 million participants exploring the links between objective socioeconomic status (SES), subjective perception of status, and well-being.
It’s not just what you have in the bank it’s where you think you stand on the social ladder that dictates your well-being.
A comprehensive experimental study demonstrating that acting extraverted significantly boosts well-being, connectedness, and flow, while acting introverted leads to a substantial decline in mood.
Science confirms: Changing your social behavior for just one week creates a 'marked growth' in positive affect and social connection.
A randomized control trial demonstrating how non-pharmacological interventions can shift the circadian phase of 'night owls,' leading to improved mental health and physical performance.
Shifting your sleep cycle just 2 hours earlier can significantly reduce stress and boost your morning productivity without losing a minute of total sleep.
A major meta-analysis examining the relationship between marital quality and personal well-being (including happiness and depression) across numerous studies.
Science confirms the undeniable link: The quality of your marriage explains a significant portion of your overall well-being and protects against depression.
Self-efficacy, positive emotions, and self-esteem are the strongest predictors of psychological resilience.
The secret formula to bouncing back: It's not about being tough, it's about believing in yourself
This study uses longitudinal data (1,240 respondents from the GSS panel, 2010–2014) to investigate whether the 'marriage advantage' in well-being is a true protective effect or due to self-selection based on pre-existing mental health.
New research finds that married people are genuinely happier, but it's not just the marriage it's also who chooses to stay married.
More than half of people with mental illness don't seek help due to stigma and fear of discrimination.
Half the people who need help don't get it - and it's because of what others might think
Research analyzing the 'Big Five' personality traits and their direct impact on wealth accumulation, saving behavior, and investment decisions.
Forget income your wealth accumulation is determined more by your core personality traits than your education or salary.
A large-scale longitudinal study (18,000 adults, 2005–2013) investigating the long-term impact of envy on psychological health and well-being.
Science confirms Bertrand Russell's warning: Institutions that stimulate envy, like social media, may be harming public psychological health.
A randomized controlled trial (RCT) in rural Kenya (5,756 individuals) comparing the effects of a $1076 cash transfer, a five-week psychotherapy program (PM+), and a combination of both.
Unconditional cash transfers prove more effective than brief psychotherapy in improving both economic and psychological well-being in poor communities.
The largest study of its kind (86,772 adults) examines how habitual light exposure influences susceptibility to psychiatric disorders like depression, anxiety, and PTSD.
Your environment is a risk factor: Science reveals how daytime light heals and nighttime light harms your mental health.
A multi-university study involving actigraphy data from first-year college students reveals that total nightly sleep duration early in the semester is a robust predictor of academic achievement.
Every extra hour of sleep isn't just rest it's a statistically significant boost to your end-of-term GPA.
An integrated analysis of meta-analyses and longitudinal studies highlighting the impact of exercise on ADHD symptoms, mortality risk, clinical depression, and the aging process.
From reversing cellular aging to outperforming therapy in depression, physical activity is the ultimate non-pharmacological high-performance tool.
A study of over $1,000$ CEO children reveals that having a daughter increases a firm's CSR Ratings a metric measuring a company's commitment to the environment, employee fairness, and social ethics.
Men become more caring when they become girl-dads. Data shows that daughters activate a leader's empathy, shifting focus from pure profit to social impact.
A multi-study research (N = 513) comparing the desirability of 'sweet words' versus 'sweet actions' in courtship, identifying significant sex differences and psychological mediators.
Is 'I love you' enough? Science says no tangible actions are the primary drivers of relationship desirability and trust, especially for women.
A landmark study on social networks demonstrating that cooperative behavior spreads from person to person to person, creating a 'contagion of kindness' in human groups.
Scientific proof for 'He who does good finds good': Your single act of kindness can trigger a cascade that reaches dozens of people, increasing the statistical likelihood of it returning to you.
An in-depth review of the behavioral and neuroanatomical mechanisms specifically automatic mimicry and the mirror neuron system that allow affective states to transfer between individuals.
Can you 'catch' depression? Science confirms emotional contagion is real, driven by a preserved biological mechanism called automatic mimicry.
A landmark fMRI study from the University of Virginia demonstrating how social contact, specifically from a spouse, attenuates the neural systems responsible for threat response.
Holding your partner's hand doesn't just feel good it literally rewires how your brain processes fear and threat in real-time.
A monumental meta-analysis of 225 papers ($n \approx 275,000$) proving that positive affect is a functional resource that builds success in work, relationships, and health.
Success doesn't just make you happy happiness is actually a primary cause of your income, health, and relationship success.
Scientific research confirms that informal social ties like spending time with neighbors and friends are the primary fuel for building generalized trust in society.
Trust isn't something you are just born with it’s a dynamic asset you build through everyday social connections.