Social Instincts

Happiness

This Common Online Habit Slowly Drains Your Happiness

Mark Travers Ph.D. on August 14, 2026

This highly normalized habit can do an unexpected amount of damage.

This highly normalized habit can do an unexpected amount of damage.

Forgiveness

3 Ways to Stop Your Over-Apologizing Habit

Mark Travers Ph.D. on August 13, 2026

Over-apologizing shrinks you instead of endearing you to anyone.

Over-apologizing shrinks you instead of endearing you to anyone.

Intelligence

A Kind of Intelligence That Matters More Than IQ

Mark Travers Ph.D. on August 12, 2026

Not all kinds of intelligence can be measured on standardized tests.

Not all kinds of intelligence can be measured on standardized tests.

Self-Control

You Need This Trait More Than Chemistry in Your Relationship

Mark Travers Ph.D. on August 5, 2026

Chemistry defines the beginning, but this trait predicts longevity.

Chemistry defines the beginning, but this trait predicts longevity.

Zeigarnik Effect

2 ‘Messy Habits’ That Instantly Boost Your Productivity

Mark Travers Ph.D. on July 31, 2026

Some habits look disorganized from the outside but make you more productive.

Some habits look disorganized from the outside but make you more productive.

Self-Talk

The Quickest Way Out of a Negative Thought Spiral

Mark Travers Ph.D. on July 29, 2026

The easiest way to stop spiralling does not involve working anything out.

The easiest way to stop spiralling does not involve working anything out.

Happiness

The Only Mindset That Can Guarantee a Happy Life

Mark Travers Ph.D. on July 23, 2026

People who stop treating difficulty as a malfunction tend to arrive at a sturdier, more durable form of well-being.

People who stop treating difficulty as a malfunction tend to arrive at a sturdier, more durable form of well-being.

Self-Control

1 Thing Your Relationship Needs More Than Chemistry

Mark Travers Ph.D. on July 21, 2026

The trait that makes long-term relationships work is simple and unglamorous.

The trait that makes long-term relationships work is simple and unglamorous.

Motivation

1 Habit That Kills Motivation for Most Adults

Mark Travers Ph.D. on July 20, 2026

Internal motivation doesn’t have to be manufactured. It surfaces when approval is no longer the entry fee for action.

Internal motivation doesn’t have to be manufactured. It surfaces when approval is no longer the entry fee for action.

Intelligence

This Is the Rarest Kind of Intelligence

Mark Travers Ph.D. on July 15, 2026

Openness, depth, and integrative capacity are vital.

Openness, depth, and integrative capacity are vital.

Happiness

5 Habits to Bring Lasting Happiness Into Your Life

Mark Travers Ph.D. on July 9, 2026

2. Protect your time more fiercely than your money.

2. Protect your time more fiercely than your money.

Relationships

The Strongest Sign That You’re in the Right Relationship

Mark Travers Ph.D. on July 7, 2026

Achieving the Michelangelo effect and passing the self-expansion test.

Achieving the Michelangelo effect and passing the self-expansion test.

Happiness

2 Habits That Make Life So Much Happier

Mark Travers Ph.D. on July 6, 2026

How to make our biology and our social nature work for you.

How to make our biology and our social nature work for you.

Intelligence

The 1 Habit Most Intelligent People Have In Common

Mark Travers Ph.D. on July 3, 2026

You can adopt the same style of thinking.

You can adopt the same style of thinking.

Relationships

2 Habits of the Most Loyal Partners

Mark Travers Ph.D. on July 1, 2026

2. They defend your dignity.

2. They defend your dignity.

Relationships

2 Signs That a Partner Is Built for a Long-Term Relationship

Mark Travers Ph.D. on June 30, 2026

2. They accept your repair attempts.

2. They accept your repair attempts.

Intelligence

2 Odd Quirks Many of the Most Intelligent People Have

Mark Travers Ph.D. on June 29, 2026

2. They can freeze up over minor decisions.

2. They can freeze up over minor decisions.

Intelligence

The Most Misunderstood Form of Intelligence

Mark Travers Ph.D. on June 22, 2026

What if intelligence had less to do with knowledge and more to do with novelty?

What if intelligence had less to do with knowledge and more to do with novelty?

Resilience

2 'Stubborn' Habits That Actually Predict Success

Mark Travers Ph.D. on June 12, 2026

Success accumulates in the moments when most other people would give up.

Success accumulates in the moments when most other people would give up.

Productivity

2 Habits That Make Productivity Feel Easier

Mark Travers Ph.D. on June 10, 2026

These productivity hacks can help reduce the need for discipline and willpower.

These productivity hacks can help reduce the need for discipline and willpower.