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Critical period
Last update: May 10•
004 min

The critical-period myth: what 50 years of research actually says about adult language learning

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Code switching
Last update: May 7•
004 min

Code-switching and identity: longitudinal research on bilingual selves

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Self-compassion
Last update: Apr 22•
004 min

Self-compassion: what 20 years of research has and hasn't supported

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Impostor syndrome
Last update: Apr 10•
004 min

Impostor syndrome: 40 years of one feeling

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Growth mindset
Last update: Apr 3•
004 min

Growth mindset: what the replication crisis did to one of education's biggest ideas

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Spotlight effect
Last update: Mar 27•
003 min

The spotlight effect: why no one is looking at you as much as you think

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Identity formation
Last update: Mar 13•
004 min

Adolescent identity formation: Marcia's four statuses and what they predict

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Personality
Last update: Mar 7•
004 min

Personality stability: how much of who you are is locked in

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Happiness
Last update: Feb 27•
004 min

The U-curve of midlife happiness: across 130 countries, the same dip

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