What is motivation? Plus tips to stay motivated in 2024 and beyond

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Life After Graduation: The Psychology of Failure to Launch — and How to Actually Get Unstuck

559. The diploma is in hand. Now what? For millions of new graduates — and the parents watching from the sidelines — what comes next isn't a launch. It's a stall. This week, Dr. Judy Ho unpacks the psychology of 'failure to launch': what it actually is, why it's happening more th ...  Show more

The comparison trap: why your brain ranks everything — and how to make it stop

559. You scroll past a photo of someone's vacation, someone's promotion, someone's body — and something in you quietly deflates. That's not weakness. That's your brain doing exactly what it evolved to do. This week, Dr. Judy Ho breaks down the neuroscience of social comparison — ...  Show more

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