The Dopamine Trap Is Real

• Beware of rosy retrospection. Keep in mind how biased our memories are. If the past experience is part of a present decision, consider discussing your memory with colleagues or friends.
• Practice calculated optimism. Instead of predicting a dim futu...

• People’s need for validation and recognition, their need to feel important, is the best kind of weakness to exploit.
• All you have to do is find ways to make people feel better about their taste, their social standing, their intelligence. Once the fish are hooked, you can reel them in...

If we want to live in a society where we take our emotional health seriously, where self-care, self-awareness, and self-love are valued, we will teach each other more about different perspectives of love.

With real love, we will accept and value ourselves without relying entirely on someon...