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Elizabeth Svoboda

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Author of WHAT MAKES A HERO? (@PenguinRandom) and THE LIFE HEROIC (@ZestBooks). Words @washingtonpost, @nytimes, @atlasobscura, @sciam, @sapiens_org, etc.

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Elizabeth Svoboda’s Journalist Portfolio

Loving sports can make you a better person - The Boston Globe

Loving sports can make you a better person - The Boston Globe

But after I cooled off, I tried to look at my fandom more philosophically. If I was going to keep doing this …

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Vladimir Putin's fans are happier than you are - The Boston Globe

Vladimir Putin's fans are happier than you are - The Boston Globe

Researchers who study authoritarianism have found that about a third of people, across a range of cultures, e…

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An Athletic Coach for the Mind?

An Athletic Coach for the Mind?

Part counselor, part strategist, mental skills trainers have helped pro competitors wrap their heads around s…

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It's Ridiculously Hard to Admit Our Mistakes. Here's Why.

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By Elizabeth Svoboda Verified
| Psychology Today Verified
We often find it tough to admit that we're wrong or made a bad choice. The "sunk cost fallacy" happens when we refuse to change course despite clear evidence that we should. Pulling out of sunk-cost thinking requires letting go of old choices and focusing resolutely on the future. Source: Jason Mavrommatis / Unsplash Runners make fluid pace shifts throughout a course based on changing conditions and their own energy reserves.
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It's Ridiculously Hard to Admit Our Mistakes. Here's Why.

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By Elizabeth Svoboda Verified
| QOSHE
We often find it tough to admit that we're wrong or made a bad choice. The "sunk cost fallacy" happens when we refuse to change course despite clear evidence that we should. Pulling out of sunk-cost thinking requires letting go of old choices and focusing resolutely on the future. Runners make fluid pace shifts throughout a course based on changing conditions and their own energy reserves.
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How to Locate Your Own Hero’s Journey Narrative

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By Elizabeth Svoboda Verified
| Psychology Today Verified
Reflecting on your own "hero's journey" narrative boosts your resilience and sense of meaning in life. Locating this narrative is a smart long-term pacing strategy because it reminds you where you're headed. Regularly revisiting your narrative can restore focus and reveal new insights. From epic poets onward, storytellers have understood their art’s clarifying function as boiling events down to their essence and underscoring what’s most vital. Narratives “connect certain elements.
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