Is It Your First?Is This Normal? ‘I Struggle to Fall Asleep in New Places’An evolutionary instinct called the ‘first night effect’ makes us prone to staying alert in new places — in order to keep safe.
Vulnerability Meets AnonymityWhy It Can Be Easier to Open Up To a Stranger Than a Friend, Family MemberThe absence of attachment with a stranger — coupled with the lack of repercussions for our disclosures — heralds a sense of relative safety.
Maxed Out on Character DevelopmentThe Merits — and Demerits — of Side Character EnergyThere’s something radical about the side character, who refuses to romanticize life and embraces the chaos instead.
