To respond properly to climate crisis, says Steffi Bednarek, you have to wrangle your “internal family” - the manager, the exile, the firefighter
What would Carl Jung tell you to do with your spreadsheet of life goals? Throw it away and embrace the feminine
How do you embrace uncertainty? Be your own defence lawyer, devise alternatives, have a “can-do” attitude
Could a chatbot be your therapist? At Character.ai, millions of young people are turning to the "Psychologist" for help
Alternative Editorial: Understanding Our Choices
A/UK EDITORIAL, BEHAVIOUR, DEMOCRATIC INNOVATION, EQUIP FOR THE FUTURE, POLITICAL CULTURE, SOCIO-POLITICS, WAR/PEACEpat kanechoice, conflict, binary, psychology, human givens, war, peace
How classic psychology warped our view of human nature as cruel and selfish - but new research is more hopeful
Understanding time - how different it is for individuals and cultures - may be the key to the race against climate change
Douglas Rushkoff (and hard science) makes it clear how cultivating awe is the best method for engendering generosity. Which saves the world
Joy is not the same as happiness. It's when an outcome exceeds expectations - and floods our bodies and minds with good stuff
Economists assume we have an unsatisfiable need for cash. But given options, research shows that most people limit themselves
Alternative Editorial: Not Knowing
A BETTER MEDIA, A/UK EDITORIAL, ACTION, ALTERNATIVE MEDIA SYSTEM, BEHAVIOUR, FUTURES, SHAPE THE SYSTEM, TECHNOLOGY, TELL THE STORYpat kaneconfidence, regeneration, courage, psychology, multiple crises, role of media, power of story, technology, artificial intelligence
Alternative Editorial: The Roots of Our Powerlessness
Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) is a tough condition. But it can also be a major critique of our clock-bound bureaucracy
Environmental protests aren't just annoying - they increase a general hope for the future, and open up a new identity for people
The late Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi identified happiness with a state of “flow”. The idea can still help us detach from consumerism
If you want to counter fake news, a simple nudge isn’t enough to tackle it – here’s what to do instead
Alternative Editorial: Cognitive Dissonance
A BETTER MEDIA, A/UK EDITORIAL, ANTI-RACISM, BEHAVIOUR, PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, TELL THE STORYpat kanemedia, narrative, psychology, conspiracy, cognitive dissonance, populism
"Lockdown? I've been preparing for this moment my entire life." But have introverts really fared better during the pandemic?
If your "self" is a blue sky, or a stone in a mosaic - not a broken machine, or a lone fighter - the metaphor makes a huge difference, says Anna Schaffner
Carbon offsets are wrapped up in a fantasy - that business can let somebody else clean up the ecological mess