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Billionaire Howard Hughes spent his final years trapped in horrifying loops of repetition, proving that checking the stove five times doesn't make you feel…
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Parrots are cute; humans doing it is slightly unnerving. Echolalia is the involuntary repetition of another person's vocalizations. Often seen in various…
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Forget yelling; silent disgust is the real relationship killer. Psychologist John Gottman proved that contempt—often displayed as eye-rolling or sneering—is…
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Why do we often aggressively blame victims of random accidents or crimes for their own misfortune?
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You probably talk to yourself in a tone you would never use with a friend. Harsh self-criticism feels like honesty, but your brain treats it as repeated…
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Losing your partner to an ugly person is confusing, but losing them to a supermodel is utterly devastating. We experience exponentially more venomous jealousy…
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