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Social Isolation’s High Physical and Psychological Toll

By Betsy Morris — 2020

Studies of polar researchers, astronauts, and others in isolation shed light on possible effects of social distancing, including increased forgetfulness, depression and heart attacks.

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Yale’s Happiness Professor Says Anxiety Is Destroying Her Students

The cognitive scientist Laurie Santos says “we’re fighting cultural forces that are telling us, ‘You’re not happy enough.’”

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Read This Story and Get Happier

The most popular course at Yale teaches how to be happy. We took it for you.

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Laurie Santos, Yale Happiness Professor, on 5 Things That Will Make You Happier

As a professor of psychology at Yale and host of The Happiness Lab podcast, I've spent the last few years teaching simple science-backed tips to improve our well-being. I know the research inside out—but the giant dumpster fire of a year that was 2020 has had me struggling, too.

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