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Published on September 16, 2026
Topics include: curiosity as more than wanting answers, why familiarity can make us stop paying attention, the difference between rest and simply consuming time, unsatisfied curiosity and the experiences we miss by deciding too early, how curiosity can change our experience of ordinary or disliked activities, noticing novelty in familiar people and in our...
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September 10, 2026
Topics include: what anxiety actually is (fear plus uncertainty, and why it rarely shows up alone, usually alongside depression), anxiety as a habit loop (trigger, behavior, rew...
September 3, 2026
Topics include: What is happiness?, pleasure vs. happiness, hedonic adaptation, affective forecasting, is happiness a choice?, biology and happiness, depression, anxiety and men...
August 27, 2026
Topics include: self-worth, shame, vulnerability, authenticity, psychology, connection, courage, compassion, love, belonging, Brené Brown, development, feeling stuck, not enough...
August 19, 2026
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August 9, 2026
Topics include: attachment theory, anxious attachment, avoidant attachment, secure attachment, emotionally unavailable partners, relationship anxiety, dating psychology, healthy...
August 2, 2026
Topics include: resilience, psychology, stress mindset, fear of failure, optimism and pessimism, Martin Seligman, Kelly McGonigal, Michael Easter, career change, consistency, pe...
July 26, 2026
Topics include: self-awareness, nervous system regulation, attachment theory, psychology, emotional healing, behaviour change, trauma, anxiety, people-pleasing, and personal gro...
July 20, 2026
Why is making decisions so hard? In this first episode of Things We Never Say, Mehak Chhabra explores the psychology of indecision, perfectionism, overthinking, and the fear of ...
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