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Aug 11 People who prefer solitude are not one kind of person The Artful Age Editorial Team
Aug 11 The idea that you can spot a manipulator from a checklist of red flags misses what the research shows The Artful Age Editorial Team
Aug 10 Robert Atchley, the sociologist who spent his career studying retirement, argued the popular idea of finding a whole… Lachlan Brown
Aug 10 Hiding how smart you are usually looks like insecurity, but the research suggests a more rational motive The Artful Age Editorial Team
Aug 10 The things 1970s kids complained about most, the boredom and the being sent outside until dark, are the very things… The Artful Age Editorial Team
Aug 10 Real behaviors do signal that someone dislikes you, usually a sustained absence of warmth rather than one cold moment… The Artful Age Editorial Team
Aug 10 Being more productive is not always about doing more Lachlan Brown
Aug 10 No habit turns the clock back 15 years, but the research on why some faces look far younger than their age is unusually… The Artful Age Editorial Team
Aug 10 A smile is a surprisingly poor guarantee of happiness, because the research shows most smiles are social signals rather… The Artful Age Editorial Team
Aug 10 Introverts are often told they need solitude to recharge, but 8,769 momentary reports found that choice mattered Lachlan Brown
Aug 9 People with no close friends are often told to meet someone new, but seven studies found many adults already have an… Lachlan Brown
Aug 9 There is truth in the claim that people obsessed with self-improvement are often insecure, but the research aims the… The Artful Age Editorial Team
Aug 9 You can genuinely love yourself without a trace of arrogance, because the research shows self-worth and conceit are not… The Artful Age Editorial Team
Aug 9 In 1839, Charles Goodyear accidentally dropped a mixture of rubber and sulfur onto a hot stove and discovered… The Artful Age Editorial Team
Aug 9 Preferring solitude to a busy social life is not the quiet failure our culture treats it as, provided you can tell the… The Artful Age Editorial Team
Aug 9 Not making a scene really is worth it, but mostly for a reason nobody mentions The Artful Age Editorial Team
Aug 9 The real evidence you grew up in a loving home is not a stack of happy memories but a set of quiet adult capacities The Artful Age Editorial Team
Aug 9 Growing up in a very strict household really can leave lasting marks, but decades of research point to a surprising… The Artful Age Editorial Team
Aug 9 Every generation is sure the next one is in decline, and it has been wrong for at least 2,600 years The Artful Age Editorial Team
Aug 9 Compassion is treated as a soft virtue, but the research gives it teeth The Artful Age Editorial Team