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Psychology says people who quit things cold turkey and people who can’t start at all usually share the same underlying problem

The person who quits everything cold turkey and the person who can never seem to start share the same invisible architecture ...
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Psychologists say the all-or-nothing mindset destroying your health goals isn’t discipline. It’s a trauma response to never feeling good enough.

The all-or-nothing approach to health isn't about discipline or willpower — it's a trauma response rooted in contingent ...
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I quit my career, bought the house on the lake, and had nowhere to be for the first time in my adult life. By week six I was Googling ‘why do I feel like I’m already dead.’

The lake-house fantasy promises liberation, but when the striving stops, the self built around striving doesn't know what it ...
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I took psychedelics at 58 for treatment-resistant depression. What happened in the months after wasn’t a miracle, but it was the first time in decades I recognized my o…

Gerald sat in his kitchen in Tucson and cried into a bowl of oatmeal the morning after his first psilocybin session — not ...
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Psychology says people who adopt an all-or-nothing approach to exercise aren’t disciplined. They’re using perfectionism to avoid the discomfort of being a beginner.

The all-or-nothing approach to exercise isn't discipline — it's a defense mechanism that protects you from the deeply ...
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The men who retired and lost their identity didn’t lack hobbies. They lacked a single relationship where they weren’t performing competence.

The retirement identity crisis isn't about purpose or hobbies — it's about men who spent decades performing competence in ...
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I kept an all-or-nothing approach to exercise for twenty years. The moment I allowed myself to do less, everything about my health changed.

For twenty years, Rachel Kim cycled between punishing workouts and total inactivity. The moment she allowed herself to just ...
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Sleep apnea in women over 50 is being misdiagnosed as depression and anxiety at an alarming rate, doctors warn

Women over 50 reporting fatigue, brain fog, and mood changes are being prescribed antidepressants when the real culprit — ...
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Researchers found that GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic appear to rewire the brain’s motivation system, not just suppress appetite

GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic aren't just suppressing appetite — they appear to be dampening the brain's entire motivation system.
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Researchers found that what you ate as a child left a permanent mark on your brain structure, not just your body

A landmark study of nearly 24,000 brain scans found that childhood diet didn't just affect body weight — it left lasting ...
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A neurologist says certain supplement combinations millions take daily may actually be accelerating brain aging

A growing number of neurologists are flagging an uncomfortable pattern: certain popular supplement combinations taken daily ...
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The people who stay sharpest after 70 aren’t doing crosswords. They’re doing something that looks a lot more like play.

Brain-training games make you better at brain-training games. But the people who stay sharpest after 70 are doing something far less structured — and far more human — than puzzles.