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Why Longing Lies at the Heart of Every Good Story

Why many of the greatest stories consist of the same, fundamental pieces, and how we use our inconsolable sadness to romanticize our lives.

Nov 30, 2022

Why Longing Lies at the Heart of Every Good Story

Nov 30, 2022

The Sadness Paradox: Why We Enjoy Listening To Sad Music

“Music has this unparalleled ability to take all of one’s pain, pull it into a single frame and invite us to relive it with all of the joy…

Nov 20, 2022

The Sadness Paradox: Why We Enjoy Listening To Sad Music

Nov 20, 2022

Emotionally Exhausted? Learning to Complete Stress Cycles Can Help Elevate Mood and Combat Burnout

Just like any other biological process, the way our bodies respond to stress has a beginning, a middle, and an end. Initially, the stress…

Aug 29, 2022

Emotionally Exhausted? Learning to Complete Stress Cycles Can Help Elevate Mood and Combat Burnout

Aug 29, 2022

Light and Darkness: How Artificial Light Might Disrupt Your Health and Wellbeing

Since the beginning of time, humans have evolved to the rhythms of light and darkness. The alternation between day and night governs…

Aug 25, 2022

Light and Darkness: How Artificial Light Might Disrupt Your Health and Wellbeing

Aug 25, 2022

Here Is How Reading Changes Your Brain According to Neuroscience — And How to Make It a Daily Habit

In the eighteenth century, English essayist Joseph Addison wrote, “reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.”

Aug 21, 2022

Here Is How Reading Changes Your Brain According to Neuroscience — And How to Make It a Daily Habit

Aug 21, 2022

How Reading Fiction Helped Me Become a Better Version of Myself — and My Favorite Books of 2022

I have always been a bit of a nerd, and during my studies, I loved picking up books about psychology, human behavior, or neuroscience. At…

Aug 1, 2022

How Reading Fiction Helped Me Become a Better Version of Myself — and My Favorite Books of 2022

Aug 1, 2022

I Deleted Social Media for 6 Months. Here Is What I Learned

At the end of 2021, I felt exhausted, scattered, and on the brink of burnout, even though I hadn’t even finished my studies yet. I couldn’t…

Jul 26, 2022

I Deleted Social Media for 6 Months. Here Is What I Learned

Jul 26, 2022

Carmen Steiner

Carmen Steiner

Writing about neuroscience 🧠, psychology 🍃, literature 📖, physical + mental health 🧘‍♀️, and creativity🌌. The Netherlands📍 linkedin.com/in/carmen-steiner/

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