You Are Not Meant To Be Happy

Bullying

School Bullies Earn More Money as Adults

Rafa Euba on March 28, 2024

New research reveals that childhood bullies tend to get ahead in the workplace, but other findings suggest things really are changing for the better.

New research reveals that childhood bullies tend to get ahead in the workplace, but other findings suggest things really are changing for the better.

Dementia

The First-Ever Alzheimer's Patient

Rafa Euba on February 14, 2024

Alzheimer's was first described over a century ago, but the term wasn't in common use until recently.

Alzheimer's was first described over a century ago, but the term wasn't in common use until recently.

Depression

An Important But Often Overlooked Symptom of Depression

Rafa Euba on January 12, 2024

Even if your sleep and appetite are normal, an inability to feel pleasure means you may still be depressed.

Even if your sleep and appetite are normal, an inability to feel pleasure means you may still be depressed.

Anger

Anger Can Be Both Destructive and Creative

Rafa Euba on November 28, 2023

It all depends on how you use it.

It all depends on how you use it.

Humor

Are Funny People More Sexually Attractive?

Rafa Euba on October 27, 2023

Recent evidence contradicts the long-held assumption that being funny makes a person more sexually attractive.

Recent evidence contradicts the long-held assumption that being funny makes a person more sexually attractive.

Media

We May Show Off Because We Are Insecure

Rafa Euba on October 10, 2023

By showing only the positive aspects of our lives to others, we may increase each other's insecurities.

By showing only the positive aspects of our lives to others, we may increase each other's insecurities.

Happiness

Life Has No Single Purpose, but Many

Rafa Euba on September 16, 2023

A Personal Perspective: It is your daily routines and targets that tend to give you purpose, even if they are informed by an overarching set of values.

A Personal Perspective: It is your daily routines and targets that tend to give you purpose, even if they are informed by an overarching set of values.

Neuroticism

The Advantages of Being Neurotic

Rafa Euba on August 13, 2023

There is a bright side to neuroticism.

There is a bright side to neuroticism.

Depression

Why Sadness Sometimes Feels Safe

Rafa Euba on July 27, 2023

Are you drawn to sadness? Some say feeling sad can be a choice, but the suffering of depression should not be trivialized.

Are you drawn to sadness? Some say feeling sad can be a choice, but the suffering of depression should not be trivialized.

Authenticity

Are You Wasting Your Life Chasing (Fantasy) Ghosts?

Rafa Euba on June 29, 2023

Some ghosts can be fantasies, while others are grounded in reality. It helps to correctly identify them.

Some ghosts can be fantasies, while others are grounded in reality. It helps to correctly identify them.

Consumer Behavior

Pop Songs Are Getting Sadder

Rafa Euba on June 13, 2023

Is it because we are getting sadder?

Is it because we are getting sadder?

Anxiety

Is There Such a Thing as "Good" Anxiety?

Rafa Euba on May 30, 2023

Some claim anxiety can be productive. We do need some anxiety to function, but prolonged or intense anxiety is always unpleasant and destructive.

Some claim anxiety can be productive. We do need some anxiety to function, but prolonged or intense anxiety is always unpleasant and destructive.

Relationships

Is There Such a Thing as a Soulmate?

Rafa Euba on May 15, 2023

Prevailing notions of romantic love make heartache worse than it should be. There is no such person as "The One," whatever love songs may tell us.

Prevailing notions of romantic love make heartache worse than it should be. There is no such person as "The One," whatever love songs may tell us.

Empathy

Schadenfreude: Rejoicing in the Misfortunes of Others

Rafa Euba on April 25, 2023

There is a simple and benign reason behind this very human feeling.

There is a simple and benign reason behind this very human feeling.

Happiness

Will Medically Induced Happiness Ever Be Possible?

Rafa Euba on April 4, 2023

At best, humans can induce fleeting and relatively unreliable pleasure—but not happiness. Here's why.

At best, humans can induce fleeting and relatively unreliable pleasure—but not happiness. Here's why.

Loneliness

Feeling Lonely? You're Not Alone

Rafa Euba on March 17, 2023

Isolation leads to depression, but there's always someone who can help.

Isolation leads to depression, but there's always someone who can help.

Anxiety

How to Handle Worry

Rafa Euba on February 22, 2023

A rational approach to the anxieties of life.

A rational approach to the anxieties of life.

Bias

A Very Short History of Sexism

Rafa Euba on January 30, 2023

From antiquity to the present time, misogyny has never left us.

From antiquity to the present time, misogyny has never left us.

Loneliness

The Lives of Others Seem Simpler Than Our Own

Rafa Euba on January 12, 2023

Does this affect our ability to empathize with them?

Does this affect our ability to empathize with them?

Cognition

Is Your Thinking Magical?

Rafa Euba on December 21, 2022

Paradoxically, magical beliefs may help us understand the world. Here's how.

Paradoxically, magical beliefs may help us understand the world. Here's how.