We often underestimate how much our inner dialogue shapes the way we experience the world. That quiet, constant voice can either chip away at our confidence or build us into someone who feels capable ...

Speaking is doing. This is one of the most significant insights to come out of 20th Century philosophy of language. In J. L. Austin’s landmark book on How to Do Things with Words, a series of lectures ...

Case in point: the steady drumbeat of evidence showing you’d probably do a lot better in life if you were kinder. Evidence suggests being kind to others helps people get ahead. But science is ever ...

After a disappointing routine during a gymnastics meet, Jason Moser’s daughter was full of self-doubt, so the 12-year-old tried silently encouraging herself using her own first name. It’s a strategy ...