Psychology & Science

Progress and prospection: Finding happiness today by falling in love with your future

Humanity’s superpower is prospection—but if left unchecked, it can turn detrimental. Emerging research suggests that, when contemplating our goals in life, we should be keenly aware of our ‘feared selves’, ‘ought selves’, and ‘ideal selves’. Only then can we adventure toward the future.

Ryan Meachen

Medicine: What's spirituality got to do with it?

Medicine and spirituality are seemingly at odds, but perhaps they shouldn't be. Drawing from her surgical background and Hindu tradition, Dr. Tarinee Kucchal, MBBS, argues why medicine could benefit from taking an intellectual adventure into the metaphysical.

Dr. Tarinee Kucchal

The path to healthier thought patterns

Negative thought patterns, spurred by excessive rumination, are corrosive to our well-being. In an adaptation of her recent lecture at the Harvard Business School, renowned psychologist Dr. Laurie Santos shows us the best practices to rewire this troubling tendency.

Dr. Laurie Santos