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Why We Hold on to Things

Hidden Brain Podcast

What do the things you own say about who you are? Psychologist Bruce Hood studies our relationship with our possessions – from beloved childhood objects to the everyday items we leave behind.

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Your Hidden Superpowers: How the Whole Truth of Failure Can Change Our Lives

Dr. Becca North rewrites the story we tell ourselves about failure. She puts forth a captivating vision of how shifting our view of failure would change how we lead our lives, yielding profound benefits for us as individuals and as a society.

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Becca North
2025
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Why My 4.0 at Harvard Was a Failure

Just because something is a failure does not mean that you are a failure. Only through failure does anyone find growth. If you never make mistakes, you will never become better.

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2018
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Are You Mentally Well Enough for College?

Last spring an 18-year-old college freshman who got straight A’s in high school—but was now failing several courses—came to my office on the campus where I work as a psychologist.

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Nicholas Joyce
2019
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Why Is It So Hard to Do Something that Should Be Easy?

Brendan Mahan explains why simple things can be so difficult.

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2019
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The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life

In this generation-defining self-help guide, a superstar blogger cuts through the crap to show us how to stop trying to be “positive” all the time so that we can truly become better, happier people. For decades, we’ve been told that positive thinking is the key to a happy, rich life.

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Mark Manson
2025
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Cognitive Psychology