F is for Famished: Why Achievement Never Fills You Up | Ep.312

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F is for 40: The Midlife Crisis Research Just Changed | Ep.313

Turning a decade older, Dr. Daryl Appleton is tackling this week's F-word: 40. But don't worry, this isn't a birthday listicle episode.She traces the psychology of midlife from its 1965 origin (a study of 300 artists) through the famous U-shaped happiness curve, replicated across ...  Show more

Freedom: Why Keeping Every Door Open Is a Cage | Ep.311

This week's F-word is Freedom, and not the political kind. The behavioral kind.Recording at 7am in a bathing suit and jean jacket (long story), Dr. Daryl Appleton makes an argument that feels wrong at first: much of what we call freedom is the very reason we don't feel free.She w ...  Show more

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