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Portugal and Spain preparing opinion on social media
Concerned about the negative impact of social media on children, the Portuguese and Spanish ethics councils are finalizing a joint opinion that will be presented soon with recommendations for families, institutions, and companies.
22 hours ago6 min read


Preparing Children for an International Future
Families who think further ahead tend to make decisions with a long-term view. They pay attention to the small details that shape a child’s future, not just what matters this year or next.
7 days ago7 min read


Surprising ways lack of sleep can impact your brain
A late night’s sleep can cause a range of immediate effects the following day that go well beyond a simple yawn.
Nov 237 min read


The power of mental resilience
Constant change, chronic stress, performance pressure, the search for work-life balance and constant exposure to digital content, to be able to survive and thrive in today’s world, mental resilience is necessary.
Nov 118 min read


Finding Time for What You Actually Care About
Have you ever had one of those Sundays where you look back and think, "What did I even do today?" You were busy the whole time, but accomplished nothing you cared about. Instead, you reorganized your sock drawer and somehow spent forty minutes arguing with strangers on the internet about whether hot dogs are sandwiches.
Sep 267 min read


Immigration and Rock Climbing: A School for Overcoming Fears
Immigration and rock climbing teach the same thing: you're afraid all the time, but you keep moving forward anyway.
Sep 217 min read


How to spot the signs of depression as you get older
Depression can hit at any age, and you’re just as likely to get it in your later years as you are when you’re younger.
Sep 126 min read


How to Beat Laziness and Become More Productive: The Pomodoro Method and Its Secrets
We all know what procrastination feels like. But there’s a simple time-management technique that has helped students, professionals, and creatives around the world stay focused for decades: the Pomodoro Technique.
Sep 34 min read


Nightmares and Health: When Bad Dreams Become Dangerous
Research shows that nightmares may be linked to early death more strongly than smoking, obesity, or poor diet.
Aug 293 min read


Is AI Making Us Stupid? And How to Stop It
It’s a worry many share — if we hand over too much thinking to machines, do we risk losing our own?
Aug 173 min read


Flexible mind: how to change your thinking and change your life
Moving to another country is always a challenge. New language, new rules, new you. But you know what's the most important thing about this transformation? Not credentials or skills. It's how you think. That's what Carol Dweck's book Flexible Mindset is all about - a modern psychology classic that can be your compass in any life change.
May 293 min read


Dogs really do look like their owners - and now it's been proven by science
For years we've noticed: owners and their dogs often look and behave similarly. Now science has confirmed this observation.
May 292 min read


How to stop pulling the blanket and start doing things together
For anyone who has ever worked in a collective. It doesn't matter whether it's a startup, an NGO, a school or an international project.
Apr 292 min read


How to prepare for a storm while sitting on a sun lounger
A method that helps you meet future stress not with panic, but with preparedness.
Apr 292 min read


When psychology works like a vaccine
It's a psychological technique whose essence is to prepare you for future stress so that it doesn't crush you, but skips past you like a mosquito past your ear.
Apr 292 min read


How to learn to say "no" without guilt
When you are in a new country, it is especially important to be able to communicate your wants and needs clearly. Not to please. Do not conflict. It is important to be assertive but respectful.
Apr 292 min read


"To Be and to Appear" Nikolai Pirogov. 29 March 1858
N. Pirogov raises in the article the problems of moral education of children, warns against the threat of development in children pretence, vanity and insincerity, when they begin to play a role in front of themselves and others.
Apr 2814 min read


How values help you achieve your goals and stay true to yourself
If you're moving toward your values, fatigue is enjoyable, not devastating. And mistakes become experiences, not defeats.
Apr 282 min read
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