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ACCURATELY DEFINED

Psych Central
“Affect Labeling”: Step 1 in Emotional Self-Care

the Whole Health life
50 Shades of Crappy: The Power of “Emotional Granularity”

MINDFUL
How Emotionally Self-Aware Are You?

The Cut
If You Can Say It, You Can Feel It

THE HUFFINGTON POST
10 Signs You’re In Touch With Your Emotions

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Mindful
Tame Emotions by Naming Them

HBR
3 Ways to Better Understand Your Emotions

Psychology Today
Why Saying Just One Word Can Calm Runaway Emotions

Psychology Today
Why Distinguishing Your Emotions Can Buffer Depression

PSYCHOLOGY TODAY
What Your Emotions Are Really Telling You
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ACTING AS IF

LifeHacker
Act as if You're a Certain Type of Person to Become that Person

BBC Worklife
The ‘Batman Effect’: How having an alter ego empowers you

Curiosity
The Batman Effect: Kids Work Harder When They're Pretending to be the Caped Crusader

KPBS
Can An Alter Ego Activate The Best You?

Mental Floss
8 "Fake It ‘Til You Make It" Strategies Backed by Science

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The guardian
forget positive thinking, try positive action

The Guardian
Embrace your inner Ziggy Stardust - the power of personas in therapy

Huffington Post
How To Get In Touch With Your Inner Hero

Wall Street Journal
The Power of Pretending: What Would a Hero Do?

Big Think
People who embody Albert Einstein in VR perform better on cognitive tasks
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ALIVE & ENERGISED

The Huffington POst
Fatigue as a Symptom of Repression

Psychology Today
“Feeling Aliveness” Through Our Body & Soul

StartupCamp
5 Ways to Stay Energized on Big Projects

Greater Good Magazine
How to Choose Goals That Make You Come Alive

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UPWORTHY
Scientists tested 3 ways to psych US up. One was the clear winner

Forbes
Staying Energized No Matter What

University Of Rochester
Spending Time in Nature Makes People Feel More Alive, Study Shows
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ASKING FOR HELP

The Verge
A psychologist explains why we should ask for help more often

Inc.
The Best Way to Ask for Help (& Actually Get It)

Psychology Today
Do You Know the SMART Way to Ask for Help?

Business insider
Here's a simple  trick to get people to do you a favour

Inc.
If You Don't Ask for Help, You'll Never Succeed. Here Are 6 Ways to Make It Easier

NExt Big Idea Club
The Most Successful Do One Thing Differently

Business Insider
​The right way to ask for a favor & get what you want

Quartz
The reason it’s so hard to ask for help

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Stanford Business
Researchers: If You Want a Favor, Ask and Ask Again

Business Insider
Science agrees you should stop being afraid to ask for help

Inc.
Steve Jobs on the Remarkable Power of Asking for Help

TED Ideas
To get through life, we all need to ask for help - here’s how NOT to do it

The New York Times
Why Is Asking for Help So Difficult?

CNBC
Why asking for help is so hard & how to get better at it

Exploring Your Mind
Why do Some People Not Want to Accept Help?
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ATTACHMENT

Psychology Today
Attachment Security: Born or Made?

The Good Men Project
The Attachment Theory: How Childhood Shapes Your Life

The Atlantic
Becoming Attached

Haaretz
The Five Months That Determine You & Your Kids' Future Happiness

Psych Central
How to Change Your Attachment Style

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The guardian
How you attach to people may explain a lot about your inner life

BrainPickings
The Science of Affection: How Parents Shape Children’s Emotional Patterns

Medium
What Your Attachment Style Means in Adulthood

Bustle
What's My Attachment Style? Here's Why You Need To Know
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AWE

The Independent
Awe therapy could 'improve our mental health and make us nicer'

Scientific American
Can You Quantify Awe?

Psychology Today
The Emerging Science of Awe & Its Benefits

Scientific American
How Awe Stops Your Clock

Greater Good Magazine
How Awe Sharpens Our Brains

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Futurity
How awe & beauty could boost your health

Slate
The Mind-Bending Science of Awe

Vice
Seeing Earth from Space Is the Key to Saving Our Species from Itself

Inc.
This 3-Letter Word Will Make You Live Longer and Happier, According to Science
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CONTAGION

PSYCHOLOGY TODAY
Emotions Are Contagious: Choose Your Company Wisely

THE HUFFINGTON POST
​EMOTIONAL CONTAGION: ARE YOUR FEELINGS ‘INFECTING’ OTHERS?

INverse
Emotional Contagion: How humans catch & spread feelings without ever knowing

NEW YORK TIMES
Happy or Sad, a Mood Can Prove Contagious

The Whole Health Life
How I Learned About Stress Contagion From A NYC Cab Driver

OPRAH
How Contagious Are Your Emotions?

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Wired
Happiness & Sadness Spread Just Like Disease

COntagion
​How to Stop Absorbing Other People's Emotions

The Cut
Is There an Antidote for Emotional Contagion?

WIRED
​KINDNESS BREEDS MORE KINDNESS

Greater Good magazine
When Are You Most Likely to Catch Other People’s Emotions?

Sputnik
‘You Become Alike’: Friends’ Brain Waves Sync Over Time
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CRASH & BURN(OUT)

Quartz
A psychologist explains how to deal with the symptoms of burnout

Psychology Today
The Curse of Apathy: Sources & Solutions

Huffington Post
The Difference Between Stress & Burnout (& How To Tell Which You Have)

BBC
Does burnout recovery always require radical change?

HBR
How to Refuel When You’re Feeling Emotionally Drained

Buzzfeed News
How Millennials Became The Burnout Generation

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Thrive Global
Lack of Motivation? Here are Seven Causes & Seven Cures

Mind Tools
Recovering From Burnout

Psychology Today
The Tell Tale Signs of Burnout... Do You Have Them?

The Independent
There’s a name for the blah you’re feeling: It’s called languishing

Calmer
What Are The 5 Stages Of Burnout?
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CRAVING, CAVING

Fortune
A Psychology Professor Reveals How to Break Bad Habits Once and for All

Medium
Being ‘Indistractable’ Will Be the Skill of the Future

Scientific American
Control Your Urges with a Ride on the Mindbus

Science Daily
Comfort-food Cravings May Be Body’s Attempt To Put Brake On Chronic Stress

Vertical Divider

Sydney Morning Herald
Craving chips? Accept it. Move on

Life Hacker
Hack Your Brain to Use Cravings To Your Advantage

Mindful
How to Be Mindful With Your Cravings

ABC News
Imagination Diet: Thinking About Eating Kills Cravings

CBS News
To Prevent Overeating, Think About Overeating
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DARK MATTER

Scientific American
Anger Gives You a Creative Boost

Big Think
Being in a bad mood can boost performance

Greater Good MAgazine
Four Ways Sadness May Be Good for You

The Cut
Grumpy People Get the Details Right

Scientific American
Negative Emotions Are Key to Well-Being

Elite Daily
7 Negative Emotions That Actually Have Really Positive Effects On Your Life

Refinery29
The Surprising Way To Make Anger Healthy

Vertical Divider

Psychology Today
The Surprising Upside of Guilt & Shame

BPS
10 Studies That Show The Advantages Of Feeling Down

The Guardian
Taming the green-eyed monster: envy & its benefits

Inverse
This deadly sin is actually your "secret decision-making superpower"

The New York Times
The Upside Of Feeling Bad

The COnversation
Why bad moods are good for you: the surprising benefits of sadness

BBC
Why it pays to be grumpy & bad-tempered
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GIVE & TAKE

HBR
Beat Generosity Burnout

The Telegraph
Don't keep saying yes: Why you need to stop being A People-Pleaser

bUSINESS inSIDER
​The Difference Between Being A Successful Giver And A Total Doormat

Business INsider
How To Build Healthy Boundaries

Forbes
If You Have Trouble Saying 'No,' Then Say This Instead

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ABC News
How To Give Without Burning Out

Psych Central
Keeping Good Boundaries & Getting Your Needs Met

Forbes
Staying Connected With Boundaries

Thought Catalog
This Is How Setting Boundaries Makes Us Better, Not Weaker

OPrah
3 Ways To Set Boundaries, According To Brené Brown
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GRATITUDE

Greater Good Magazine
How Gratitude Can Help You Through Hard Times

AOL
How expressing gratitude might change your brain

INC.
Gratitude Physically Changes Your Brain: Study

NPR
Gratitude Is Good For The Soul & The Heart, Too

MEDIUM
Gratitude is the Antidote

Big Think
Practicing Gratitude Rewires Your Brain

FORBES
7 Scientifically Proven Benefits Of Gratitude

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Forbes
Science Says You Shouldn’t Wait For Things To Go Well Before Showing Gratitude

Happier Human
The 31 Benefits Of Gratitude You Didn't Know About

ABC News
Thankfulness Linked to Positive Changes in Brain and Body

Huffington Post
The Transformative Power of Gratitude

The Pulse
Your brain on gratitude: How a neuroscientist used his research to heal from grief