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When should you stay the course in life, and when should you shift with changing tides?

Have you ever downplayed some aspect of your identity? This week, we talk with legal scholar Kenji Yoshino about what happens when we pretend to be someone other than our true selves.

What would you have done? It's one of the most enduring questions in psychology. We all like to think that in a moment of crisis, we'd rise to the occasion and show courage. And yet many of us have had experiences where we followed orders and did what we were told ...

We talk with Alison Wood Brooks about what makes difficult conversations difficult, and a series of psychological techniques to help you navigate them.

Just because we've been doing something for a long time doesn't mean we're doing it right. This may be particularly true when it comes to our skills as conversationalists. This week, we bring you the first of a two-part look at what makes someone skilled at talking with others.

Holding a grudge can feel like a form of justice, a way of punishing those who have wronged us. But psychologist Fred Luskin says that more often than not, grudges don't hurt the targets of our anger. Instead, they only hurt us. This week, we explore the lingering effects of ...

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