Worlds of WonderCan Reading Fiction Early in Life Make People More Empathetic? Reading fiction can help people in seeing the world from the perspective of others and understanding its complexity. By Saumya Kalia
Take a Deep BreathWhy People ‘Sigh’ – And Why Others Find It Annoying Research shows sighing helps to preserve lung function in the body and acts as a "mental reset." By Saumya Kalia
Not All Is Fair in Love and FriendshipWoe Is Me! “I Called Out My Best Friend and Now She Won’t Talk to Me. Was I Wrong to be Honest?” A series in which The Swaddle team indulges your pity party with advice you'll probably ignore. By The Swaddle Team
Missplaced EmotionsIt’s Okay: To Sympathize With a Problematic Person People are complicated and complex -- relating with someone on certain aspects while opposing others only shows how brilliantly versatile our emotional range is. By Saumya Kalia
To Err Is HumanWhy We Repeat Mistakes After We’ve Made Them Research has proven that the human brain doesn’t always learn from errors. By Saumya Kalia
It's Been a WhileThe Benefits of Reaching Out to Old Friends, According to Research New research shows most of us underestimate the impact of a casual check-in with friends. By Saumya Kalia
Not TodayDoes ‘Laziness’ Exist? Research Says, It’s Complicated We've lost sight of what laziness really is, why we demonize it, and if it exists beyond being a manifestation of our anxieties. By Saumya Kalia
Illusion DelusionHow Political Biases Can Create False Memories Nearly a third of the participants in a study claimed that they remembered an event that had never actually happened. By Saumya Kalia
Is There No End?‘Quality Boredom’ Can Be a Way to Reclaim Our Time There is a right way to be bored, and when processed meaningfully, boredom offers a way to make amends with who we are and what we do. By Saumya Kalia
Guilt Loves CompanyWoe Is Me! “I Secretly Resent My Grandparents Now That They Stay With Us. Am I Horrible?” A series in which The Swaddle team indulges your pity party with advice you'll probably ignore. By The Swaddle Team
Pyaar ImpossibleIt’s Okay: To Choose a Short‑Term Relationship Over a Stable One Longevity isn't the ultimate metric of what a "good" relationship looks like. By Saumya Kalia
Welcome to My TalkWhy We Talk to Ourselves, According to Research Saying something out loud bolsters memory, and makes the brain work more efficiently. By Saumya Kalia
Who Wants to Be a Billionaire?New Research Shows Most People Don’t Want to Be Billionaires A study challenges the idea that all people are programmed to desire more, which may hold important implications for the planet. By Saumya Kalia
Oh Baby Baby!Why People Are Obsessed With Babies of Celebrities It seems as if we've somehow managed to put the onus of uplifting a society riddled with a variety of evils on their baby shoulders. By Devrupa Rakshit
It's A Win-Win!How Comforting a Friend Can Help Reduce Our Own Distress "Instead of being a passive observer, actively helping to reduce another person’s suffering has the added benefit of reducing your own." By Devrupa Rakshit
Take the Money and RunWhen Money Can — and Can’t — Buy Happiness, According to Research Money does make us happier -- at least to an extent. By Saumya Kalia
Betwixt and betweenNew Research Shows Why Decisive People Don’t Necessarily Make Better Choices People who are indecisive and struggled more to commit to a decision are not necessarily “bad” decision-makers. By Saumya Kalia
Let's (Not) TalkWoe Is Me! “Confrontation Makes Me Anxious. How Do I Deal?” A series in which The Swaddle team indulges your pity party with advice you'll probably ignore. By The Swaddle Team
