"These personality types actually limit the scope of what a person can, or cannot do, at the office."

There's something radical about the side character, who refuses to romanticize life and embraces the chaos instead.

Whether in fiction or in real life, murderous people have captivated people in unexpected -- and uncomfortable -- ways.

Misery appreciates and validates the company of its kind, which is familiar and comforting.

Looking at numbers vertically "might help [in] getting our heads around how numbers work a little easier."

The findings locate the "halo effect" of attractiveness -- adding weight to concerns around pretty privilege and the constructs of beauty.

Sometimes, denial is our best friend, offering the comfort of stillness.

A series in which The Swaddle team indulges your pity party with advice you'll probably ignore.

Reading fiction can help people in seeing the world from the perspective of others and understanding its complexity.

The predisposition to dissatisfaction may be an evolutionary trait.

Research has proven that the human brain doesn’t always learn from errors.

Nearly a third of the participants in a study claimed that they remembered an event that had never actually happened.

"Although optimism itself may be affected by social structural factors, such as race and ethnicity, our research suggests that the benefits of optimism may hold across diverse groups."

Saying something out loud bolsters memory, and makes the brain work more efficiently.

A study challenges the idea that all people are programmed to desire more, which may hold important implications for the planet.

The "expanding hole" illusion holds many lessons for researchers, showing that optical illusions aren't always gimmicks.

Money does make us happier -- at least to an extent.

People who are indecisive and struggled more to commit to a decision are not necessarily “bad” decision-makers.