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If there’s one thing I’ve learned in my work as a writer who studies psychology—and in my own life navigating relationships, friendships, and family—it’s this:

Most of my life, I’ve been the quiet one. Not in a dramatic, mysterious, movie-character way. Just… genuinely quiet. I think deeply before I speak.

I used to think likability was something you either had or you didn’t. Like charisma or good hair. Turns out, I was completely wrong. The

Let me tell you something I wish someone had told me years ago: motivation is a terrible life strategy. I used to be one of

We’ve all been there — you’re telling a story at dinner, and halfway through, you notice people’s eyes starting to glaze over. Someone checks their

Aging is inevitable. But how you age? That’s largely up to you. I’ve spent years studying human psychology and behavior, and one thing that’s always

You know what I’ve noticed over the years? The people who are struggling the most are often the ones who seem totally fine on the

We live in a time where sharing is the default. Meals, milestones, emotions, achievements, frustrations—everything is documented, uploaded, and presented for public consumption. So when

As we get older, something subtle often happens. The people we once saw every week start to fade into the background. Calls become texts, texts

There’s something fascinating about the way intelligent people speak. It’s not that they use big, complicated words to impress others—it’s that the words they choose

Some people are easy to read. You can tell what they’re thinking, what they value, and how they’ll react to most situations. But others—maybe you—aren’t

When we were young, we rolled our eyes at the way our parents lived. The weird routines. The cautiousness. The way they worried about everything.