This article originally appeared in the December 2020 issue of Men’s Health. DAVID DOBRIK is one of the internet’s most successful personalities, reaching an audience of millions via Vine, YouTube, and most recently TikTok, cooking up viral video after viral video thanks to a combination of hustle, humor, and go-all-out…
Not always reaching your potential is okay, but overthinking it is a problem
Having aspirations helps us navigate life in a meaningful and fulfilling way, but it can also cause psychological distress when hopes are left unfulfilled. New Edith Cowan University (ECU) research has found that it’s not failing to make progress toward our ‘ideal-self’ that is problematic but rather the tendency to…
Local focus could help tackle global problems
People’s love for their local areas could be harnessed to tackle global environmental problems, researchers say. Parochialism (a focus on a local area) is often viewed negatively, and is sometimes seen as being akin to “nimbyism” — characterised by insularity and selfishness. But researchers from the University of Exeter argue…