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Psyche audio helps you to better understand yourself and others through expert guides, provocative ideas and personal life stories. We address psychological questions and puzzles from a range of perspectives including philosophy, history, anthropology and more. You will discover practical knowledge and insights to help you navigate everyday challenges, overcome difficulties and find meaning, wonder and spirituality. Psyche is a nonprofit digital magazine. With a dedication to pluralism and openness, Psyche is a companion on your journey to better knowing your self and living well. Free to read and now free to listen. Discover articles and videos at psyche.co. Psyche articles are only ever written and edited by human experts. We use AI for audio narration only.

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  • 28 episodes
  • Avg 13 min
  • English
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  • August 22 · 30 min

    How to thrive as an adult with ADHD

    Use ‘mindful self-coaching’ to help yourself overcome everyday ADHD challenges, from procrastination to feelings of overwhelm. Psyche audio helps you to better understand yourself and others through expert guides, provocative ideas and personal life stories. We address psychological questions and puzzles from a range of perspectives including philosophy, history, anthropology and more. You will discover practical knowledge and insights to help you navigate everyday challenges, overcome difficulties and find meaning, wonder and spirituality. Psyche is a nonprofit digital magazine. With a dedication to pluralism and openness, Psyche is a companion on your journey to better knowing your self and living well. Free to read and now free to listen. Discover articles and videos at psyche.co. Psyche articles are only ever written and edited by human experts. We use AI for audio narration only.

  • August 20 · 19 min

    How to rediscover your purpose later in life

    You don’t have to ‘reinvent’ yourself to live happily after 60. There’s a better approach grounded in lifespan psychology. Psyche audio helps you to better understand yourself and others through expert guides, provocative ideas and personal life stories. We address psychological questions and puzzles from a range of perspectives including philosophy, history, anthropology and more. You will discover practical knowledge and insights to help you navigate everyday challenges, overcome difficulties and find meaning, wonder and spirituality. Psyche is a nonprofit digital magazine. With a dedication to pluralism and openness, Psyche is a companion on your journey to better knowing your self and living well. Free to read and now free to listen. Discover articles and videos at psyche.co. Psyche articles are only ever written and edited by human experts. We use AI for audio narration only.

  • August 19 · 14 min

    Arabic has four words for sadness. Philosophy explains why

    More subtly nuanced than standard diagnostic categories, Arabic lets speakers articulate a world of emotional experiences. Psyche audio helps you to better understand yourself and others through expert guides, provocative ideas and personal life stories. We address psychological questions and puzzles from a range of perspectives including philosophy, history, anthropology and more. You will discover practical knowledge and insights to help you navigate everyday challenges, overcome difficulties and find meaning, wonder and spirituality. Psyche is a nonprofit digital magazine. With a dedication to pluralism and openness, Psyche is a companion on your journey to better knowing your self and living well. Free to read and now free to listen. Discover articles and videos at psyche.co. Psyche articles are only ever written and edited by human experts. We use AI for audio narration only.

  • August 18 · 2 min

    Don’t let nature slip out of reach

    Research on the ‘extinction of experience’ suggests many of us are losing vital connections to the natural world. Psyche audio helps you to better understand yourself and others through expert guides, provocative ideas and personal life stories. We address psychological questions and puzzles from a range of perspectives including philosophy, history, anthropology and more. You will discover practical knowledge and insights to help you navigate everyday challenges, overcome difficulties and find meaning, wonder and spirituality. Psyche is a nonprofit digital magazine. With a dedication to pluralism and openness, Psyche is a companion on your journey to better knowing your self and living well. Free to read and now free to listen. Discover articles and videos at psyche.co. Psyche articles are only ever written and edited by human experts. We use AI for audio narration only.

  • August 18 · 13 min

    Glass eggs

    When the future I’d been planning lay shattered at my feet, freezing my eggs offered a fragile hope. Psyche audio helps you to better understand yourself and others through expert guides, provocative ideas and personal life stories. We address psychological questions and puzzles from a range of perspectives including philosophy, history, anthropology and more. You will discover practical knowledge and insights to help you navigate everyday challenges, overcome difficulties and find meaning, wonder and spirituality. Psyche is a nonprofit digital magazine. With a dedication to pluralism and openness, Psyche is a companion on your journey to better knowing your self and living well. Free to read and now free to listen. Discover articles and videos at psyche.co. Psyche articles are only ever written and edited by human experts. We use AI for audio narration only.

  • August 17 · 11 min

    Sometimes, the road to virtue comes by way of vice

    To work your character into better shape, be like a carpenter who fixes warped wood by bending it the opposite way. Psyche audio helps you to better understand yourself and others through expert guides, provocative ideas and personal life stories. We address psychological questions and puzzles from a range of perspectives including philosophy, history, anthropology and more. You will discover practical knowledge and insights to help you navigate everyday challenges, overcome difficulties and find meaning, wonder and spirituality. Psyche is a nonprofit digital magazine. With a dedication to pluralism and openness, Psyche is a companion on your journey to better knowing your self and living well. Free to read and now free to listen. Discover articles and videos at psyche.co. Psyche articles are only ever written and edited by human experts. We use AI for audio narration only.

  • August 16 · 10 min

    Slow down, it’s what your brain has been begging for

    It’s no small task to live a life of sustained attention. So slow down, and give your brain a break to do its work. Psyche audio helps you to better understand yourself and others through expert guides, provocative ideas and personal life stories. We address psychological questions and puzzles from a range of perspectives including philosophy, history, anthropology and more. You will discover practical knowledge and insights to help you navigate everyday challenges, overcome difficulties and find meaning, wonder and spirituality. Psyche is a nonprofit digital magazine. With a dedication to pluralism and openness, Psyche is a companion on your journey to better knowing your self and living well. Free to read and now free to listen. Discover articles and videos at psyche.co. Psyche articles are only ever written and edited by human experts. We use AI for audio narration only.

  • August 15 · 24 min

    How to be indistractable

    Stop blaming technology – distraction starts within. Manage your inner triggers to enjoy greater focus and a fuller life. Psyche audio helps you to better understand yourself and others through expert guides, provocative ideas and personal life stories. We address psychological questions and puzzles from a range of perspectives including philosophy, history, anthropology and more. You will discover practical knowledge and insights to help you navigate everyday challenges, overcome difficulties and find meaning, wonder and spirituality. Psyche is a nonprofit digital magazine. With a dedication to pluralism and openness, Psyche is a companion on your journey to better knowing your self and living well. Free to read and now free to listen. Discover articles and videos at psyche.co. Psyche articles are only ever written and edited by human experts. We use AI for audio narration only.

  • August 13 · 10 min

    Writing letters is a spiritual practice for our age of speed

    Handwritten letters seem like a remnant of pre-online life, but they connect us to ourselves and each other like nothing else. Psyche audio helps you to better understand yourself and others through expert guides, provocative ideas and personal life stories. We address psychological questions and puzzles from a range of perspectives including philosophy, history, anthropology and more. You will discover practical knowledge and insights to help you navigate everyday challenges, overcome difficulties and find meaning, wonder and spirituality. Psyche is a nonprofit digital magazine. With a dedication to pluralism and openness, Psyche is a companion on your journey to better knowing your self and living well. Free to read and now free to listen. Discover articles and videos at psyche.co. Psyche articles are only ever written and edited by human experts. We use AI for audio narration only.

  • August 13 · 2 min

    The satisfaction of doing work that lasts

    In Studs Terkel’s oral history ‘Working’, some of the people happiest with their work have something in common. Psyche audio helps you to better understand yourself and others through expert guides, provocative ideas and personal life stories. We address psychological questions and puzzles from a range of perspectives including philosophy, history, anthropology and more. You will discover practical knowledge and insights to help you navigate everyday challenges, overcome difficulties and find meaning, wonder and spirituality. Psyche is a nonprofit digital magazine. With a dedication to pluralism and openness, Psyche is a companion on your journey to better knowing your self and living well. Free to read and now free to listen. Discover articles and videos at psyche.co. Psyche articles are only ever written and edited by human experts. We use AI for audio narration only.

  • August 12 · 9 min

    Two actors, no director, one dreamlike play

    After a painful breakup, I found myself agreeing to perform in a surreal play, dressed in my pyjamas. Psyche audio helps you to better understand yourself and others through expert guides, provocative ideas and personal life stories. We address psychological questions and puzzles from a range of perspectives including philosophy, history, anthropology and more. You will discover practical knowledge and insights to help you navigate everyday challenges, overcome difficulties and find meaning, wonder and spirituality. Psyche is a nonprofit digital magazine. With a dedication to pluralism and openness, Psyche is a companion on your journey to better knowing your self and living well. Free to read and now free to listen. Discover articles and videos at psyche.co. Psyche articles are only ever written and edited by human experts. We use AI for audio narration only.

  • August 11 · 12 min

    Being in a crowd doesn’t make you part of a mindless mob

    It’s often assumed people lose their minds in a crowd. Research on riots, festivals and sports tells a more uplifting story. Psyche audio helps you to better understand yourself and others through expert guides, provocative ideas and personal life stories. We address psychological questions and puzzles from a range of perspectives including philosophy, history, anthropology and more. You will discover practical knowledge and insights to help you navigate everyday challenges, overcome difficulties and find meaning, wonder and spirituality. Psyche is a nonprofit digital magazine. With a dedication to pluralism and openness, Psyche is a companion on your journey to better knowing your self and living well. Free to read and now free to listen. Discover articles and videos at psyche.co. Psyche articles are only ever written and edited by human experts. We use AI for audio narration only.

  • August 10 · 27 min

    How to think like a Hegelian

    For Hegel, your thoughts aren’t trapped in a cerebral box: they act on the world, making meaning and expressing your freedom. Psyche audio helps you to better understand yourself and others through expert guides, provocative ideas and personal life stories. We address psychological questions and puzzles from a range of perspectives including philosophy, history, anthropology and more. You will discover practical knowledge and insights to help you navigate everyday challenges, overcome difficulties and find meaning, wonder and spirituality. Psyche is a nonprofit digital magazine. With a dedication to pluralism and openness, Psyche is a companion on your journey to better knowing your self and living well. Free to read and now free to listen. Discover articles and videos at psyche.co. Psyche articles are only ever written and edited by human experts. We use AI for audio narration only.

  • August 6 · 2 min

    Climbing gives me a break from my brain

    When I took up indoor climbing, I didn’t anticipate the special appeal it held for someone with ADHD. Psyche audio helps you to better understand yourself and others through expert guides, provocative ideas and personal life stories. We address psychological questions and puzzles from a range of perspectives including philosophy, history, anthropology and more. You will discover practical knowledge and insights to help you navigate everyday challenges, overcome difficulties and find meaning, wonder and spirituality. Psyche is a nonprofit digital magazine. With a dedication to pluralism and openness, Psyche is a companion on your journey to better knowing your self and living well. Free to read and now free to listen. Discover articles and videos at psyche.co. Psyche articles are only ever written and edited by human experts. We use AI for audio narration only.

  • August 6 · 12 min

    Mother Teresa was virtuous, but she was wrong about virtue

    There’s more to virtue than how we treat other individuals. ‘Structure-facing virtues’ tie the personal to the big picture. Psyche audio helps you to better understand yourself and others through expert guides, provocative ideas and personal life stories. We address psychological questions and puzzles from a range of perspectives including philosophy, history, anthropology and more. You will discover practical knowledge and insights to help you navigate everyday challenges, overcome difficulties and find meaning, wonder and spirituality. Psyche is a nonprofit digital magazine. With a dedication to pluralism and openness, Psyche is a companion on your journey to better knowing your self and living well. Free to read and now free to listen. Discover articles and videos at psyche.co. Psyche articles are only ever written and edited by human experts. We use AI for audio narration only.

  • August 5 · 14 min

    How to enter a state of flow

    That moment of sweet immersion in the task at hand: that’s flow. With some strategy, you can experience it more often. Psyche audio helps you to better understand yourself and others through expert guides, provocative ideas and personal life stories. We address psychological questions and puzzles from a range of perspectives including philosophy, history, anthropology and more. You will discover practical knowledge and insights to help you navigate everyday challenges, overcome difficulties and find meaning, wonder and spirituality. Psyche is a nonprofit digital magazine. With a dedication to pluralism and openness, Psyche is a companion on your journey to better knowing your self and living well. Free to read and now free to listen. Discover articles and videos at psyche.co. Psyche articles are only ever written and edited by human experts. We use AI for audio narration only.

  • August 4 · 9 min

    Free-range fraud

    An animal rights group offered a rare job opportunity. How hard could it be to play along?. Psyche audio helps you to better understand yourself and others through expert guides, provocative ideas and personal life stories. We address psychological questions and puzzles from a range of perspectives including philosophy, history, anthropology and more. You will discover practical knowledge and insights to help you navigate everyday challenges, overcome difficulties and find meaning, wonder and spirituality. Psyche is a nonprofit digital magazine. With a dedication to pluralism and openness, Psyche is a companion on your journey to better knowing your self and living well. Free to read and now free to listen. Discover articles and videos at psyche.co. Psyche articles are only ever written and edited by human experts. We use AI for audio narration only.

  • August 3 · 13 min

    Why we should learn to embrace the middlebrow

    Stranded between ‘low’ and ‘high’ art, the middlebrow is unfairly condemned. It’s a ‘both/and’ mode capable of greatness. Psyche audio helps you to better understand yourself and others through expert guides, provocative ideas and personal life stories. We address psychological questions and puzzles from a range of perspectives including philosophy, history, anthropology and more. You will discover practical knowledge and insights to help you navigate everyday challenges, overcome difficulties and find meaning, wonder and spirituality. Psyche is a nonprofit digital magazine. With a dedication to pluralism and openness, Psyche is a companion on your journey to better knowing your self and living well. Free to read and now free to listen. Discover articles and videos at psyche.co. Psyche articles are only ever written and edited by human experts. We use AI for audio narration only.

  • July 30 · 2 min

    In praise of not-quite-friends

    Learning about the Korean concept of ‘jeong’ helped me understand the importance of my not-quite-friends at the gym. Psyche audio helps you to better understand yourself and others through expert guides, provocative ideas and personal life stories. We address psychological questions and puzzles from a range of perspectives including philosophy, history, anthropology and more. You will discover practical knowledge and insights to help you navigate everyday challenges, overcome difficulties and find meaning, wonder and spirituality. Psyche is a nonprofit digital magazine. With a dedication to pluralism and openness, Psyche is a companion on your journey to better knowing your self and living well. Free to read and now free to listen. Discover articles and videos at psyche.co. Psyche articles are only ever written and edited by human experts. We use AI for audio narration only.

  • July 30 · 28 min

    After the performance

    For 19 years, the NBA superstar Carmelo Anthony mastered the version of himself the world demanded. Retired from basketball, he confronts a harder question: who is he now?. Psyche audio helps you to better understand yourself and others through expert guides, provocative ideas and personal life stories. We address psychological questions and puzzles from a range of perspectives including philosophy, history, anthropology and more. You will discover practical knowledge and insights to help you navigate everyday challenges, overcome difficulties and find meaning, wonder and spirituality. Psyche is a nonprofit digital magazine. With a dedication to pluralism and openness, Psyche is a companion on your journey to better knowing your self and living well. Free to read and now free to listen. Discover articles and videos at psyche.co. Psyche articles are only ever written and edited by human experts. We use AI for audio narration only.

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