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Psychology
14 hand-picked reads on psychology — articles and idea threads to think, save, and grow.
Articles
PSYCHOLOGY
When You're the One Who Holds It All Together
Sauravsingh Tomar · 5 min read
PSYCHOLOGY
The 5-Second Rule Is a Lie: Why Your Brain Needs Boredom
Priya Menon · 6 min read
PSYCHOLOGY
Why Your Brain Lies to You About Being Busy
Arjun Nair · 7 min read
PSYCHOLOGY
The Surprising Science of Micro-Validation: Why Tiny 'Yeses' Shape Us
Sneha Pillai · 6 min read
PSYCHOLOGY
What My Panic Attacks Taught Me About Control
Vikram Joshi · 5 min read
Idea threads
7 CARDS · THREAD
5 questions to ask before you buy anything
The moment before you tap pay is where all the psychology lives. These five questions make that moment longer and clearer.
Idhant Balan
7 CARDS · THREAD
5 places to watch your money habits — no app required
Your spending psychology shows up in specific places. Here are five spots to catch it, from a chai stall to your bank's passbook printer.
Idhant Balan
7 CARDS · THREAD
The 3AM Problem: Why Your Brain Wakes You Up to Worry
It's 3:17 AM. You're wide awake. Your brain has decided now is the perfect time to replay that awkward thing you said in 2014. Here's the mechanism behind it.
Dhruv Malhotra
7 CARDS · THREAD
The Zeigarnik Effect: Why Unfinished Tasks Haunt You
Your brain is a completion machine that hates loose ends. Here's why that half-read book keeps whispering in your ear — and how to make it stop without finishing it.
Nilesh Kulkarni
7 CARDS · THREAD
The Invisible Cage: How Labels Trap Us
A tale of a bird who believed it couldn't fly because of a label. Discover how the stories we tell ourselves become the boundaries of our lives.
Sneha Pillai
7 CARDS · THREAD
The Spotlight Effect: Why Everyone Isn't Watching You
We often feel like we're on stage, but the audience is mostly in their own heads. Here's a psychological framework to help you stop overestimating how much others notice you.
Meera Krishnan
7 CARDS · THREAD
The Spotlight Effect: Why Everyone Isn't Watching You
We often feel like we're on stage, but the audience is mostly in their own heads. This thread explores the spotlight effect, a cognitive bias that makes us overestimate how much others notice us.
Aditya Sharma
7 CARDS · THREAD
Train Your Brain: 7 Daily Habits to Boost Mental Agility
Our brains are like muscles—they need regular exercise to stay sharp. Here are seven simple, science-backed practices you can try today to improve memory, focus, and overall cognitive health.
Vikram Joshi
7 CARDS · THREAD
The Parable of the Two Arrows: How to Avoid Needless Suffering
An ancient Buddhist parable holds a surprising key to modern psychology. It reveals why we suffer twice and how to stop the second arrow.
Rohan Mehta