Christian Jarrett

Science, serendipity and a new era for schizophrenia treatment psyche.co/ideas/scienc... By Jeremy Hall for @psyche.co Drug treatments for schizophrenia have barely changed in 70 years, but a mix of chance and ingenuity offers fresh hope

Life Stories | Be Inspired to Live Well | Psyche Remarkable and inspiring stories from individuals who have overcome challenges and created distinctive lives for themselves.

This is the first Psyche Portrait - long-form psychological profiles each asking the same question: what makes a life meaningful? There'll be a new Portrait each month on our Life Stories channel psyche.co/life-stories Subscribe to the Psyche Weekly newsletter to catch them all

‘We are all always coming and going’ psyche.co/portraits/st... Steve Schwartzberg’s journey from Harvard psychologist to erotic healer, Buddhist and teacher was always haunted by death. Then he was diagnosed with terminal cancer. New long-form psychological profile @psyche.co

So what if Nike’s neuro shoes are a placebo? My latest Note to Self for @psyche.co psyche.co/notes-to-sel...

Ever had someone ask "What are you thinking about?" and your honest answer was "Actually, nothing"?

In this essay for @psyche.co, I explain why "mind blanking" is more than just a glitch: it’s a window into how our brains toggle between being awake and asleep.

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How to use chatbots to make you smarter, not dumber psyche.co/guides/how-t...

Motivation is good, but discipline is better psyche.co/notes-to-sel... My latest Note to Self for Psyche magazine features the amazing Oleksandr Usyk. The boxing champ's recent claim that ‘discipline is better than motivation’ was psychologically astute

Wrote for @psyche.co about disinhibition – the trait that brings chaos and frustration, but can also (sometimes) spark charm and boldness. Check it out!

The trait that makes some people so frustrating – and alluring psyche.co/ideas/the-tr... By @jananmost.bsky.social for @psyche.co Conscientiousness is constantly touted as a virtue, so what’s life like for people with the opposite trait – disinhibition?

Where are you on the happiness curve? psyche.co/notes-to-sel... @richardfisher.bsky.social for @psyche.co "When I came across the U-shaped happiness curve, I knew I had to act if I wanted to buck the midlife average"

You don’t need perfect features to be physically beautiful psyche.co/ideas/you-do... New Psyche Idea by professor of psychology Annett Schirmer

Hey, I wrote a thing. I (and others) think that our sense of time and mental well-being are linked. Here are my thoughts on it. Thanks @psyche.co for the invite!

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👋 Hi! Time Perception researcher here. Emotional time dilation has been studied pretty extensively with some neat findings. (I recognize OP was meant as joke but this is what I do). Check out my recent Psyche article if curious psyche.co/guides/how-t...

Find meditation really boring? You’re not the only one. By Thomas Goetz for Psyche magazine. Other practices like sermons, yoga and retreats can also trigger ‘spiritual boredom’. Here’s why it’s normal and even useful psyche.co/ideas/find-m...

Most people are terrible at task-switching, and thanks to research we have a pretty good idea why, writes @christianjarrett.bsky.social.

Key factors that make switching harder include attention, memory and emotion:

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The iron logic of the Peter Principle is hard to escape.

If you are competent at your job, you get promoted. So, it’s clear what no longer getting a promotion means…

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via @christianjarrett.bsky.social

Caregivers (including parents and grandparents) have more youthful brains psyche.co/notes-to-sel... My latest Note to Self for Psyche magazine @psyche.co

Check out this cool Psyche article by @leahbanellis.bsky.social - covering our recent research into the neural and psychiatric correlates of "body-wandering", i.e., mind-wandering about the interoceptive and somatic body.

I'm so grateful to write my first magazine article with
Psyche Magazine! psyche.co/ideas/how-mu...
It features our preprint on 🫁 'Body-Wandering' 🫀 with invaluable guidance from
@micahgallen.com and @themindwanders.bsky.social
: biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

A way to enjoy more positive mental images psyche.co/notes-to-sel... My latest Note to Self for Psyche magazine @psyche.co! Psychologists have tested a way to seed ‘involuntary positive mental images’ in the brain – you could try it for yourself

African proverbs provide the blueprint for a meaningful life psyche.co/ideas/africa... By Richard Appiah for Psyche magazine @psyche.co. Incorporating ancient African wisdom into wellbeing interventions could push positive psychology beyond its Western roots

Memory week continues on Psyche! Check out all of our fantastic memory-related expert articles and first-person stories psyche.co

Continuing our memory-themed week on Psyche: How do transgender people remember their earlier selves? psyche.co/ideas/how-do... By Caleb Schlaupitz @ucirvine.bsky.social Research w/ transgender people sheds light on the memory processes that allow any of us to navigate periods of change @psyche.co

When memories from fiction become part of who you are psyche.co/ideas/when-m... Wonderful Psyche Idea by Osman Görkem Çetin. Scenes from books, movies and games sometimes carry as much weight as events from people’s own lives. We’re finding out why. via @psyche.co

The new and improved Psyche Weekly newsletter is here, check it out and catch up on all of this week's fresh content including our exciting new content channels mailchi.mp/psyche/how-t... via @psyche.co

How to support kids to be brave | Psyche Guides The desire to protect kids from uncomfortable situations is natural. But they need your help to grow into the unknown

Excited to see @psyche.co magazine re-energize themselves with some new formats and offerings, while still being true to good writing & good science.

Really enjoyed writing this Guide with them a year or so back. @christianjarrett.bsky.social

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I was sceptical about breathwork so I did my own research. New Psyche Idea by Guy W Fincham, founder of Brighton & Sussex Breathwork Lab psyche.co/ideas/i-was-... Breathwork changed my life, but I heard the sceptics. Several studies later, I’m more convinced than ever in its benefits

The birthday gift psyche.co/stories-of-c... In the Soviet Union, you’d never wish someone ‘S dnem rozhdeniya!’ without a proper present.

--The first of our new Stories of Change on the relaunched Psyche @psyche.co

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How to be a resilient, adaptable leader: psyche.co/guides/how-t... New Psyche Guide by Selda Koydemir for @psyche.co In times of change and pressure, a set of skills known as ‘psychological flexibility’ can help you and your team to thrive