Dr. Julia Felton, associate professor of psychology at Wayne State University, unpacked learned helplessness in our society ...

We are not blocked by gatekeepers as much as we are by habits of waiting. Learned helplessness keeps us stuck long after ...

In the modern world, we can become overwhelmed with news of the collapse of our ecosystem, the chances of another pandemic, and global warfare, plus the latest political crisis — all within 15 minutes ...

Learned helplessness. I’d heard the term before, but conflated it with weaponized incompetence, a phenomenon where someone (usually the male partner in a hetero relationship) exerts little or no ...

A few years ago some friends got a new Golden Retriever puppy named Sugar. When I first met Sugar, she was a ball of fur and energy. Picture this: a golden streak dashing across the yard, eyes ...

Somewhere along the way, working hard became a thing of the past for some. Effort? Cringe. Optimism? Please. In some workplaces, skepticism trumps enthusiasm, sarcasm wins more respect than passion, ...

Another week goes by, and with it, the feeling that terrible things are happening and that there’s nothing we can do to change them. That’s how I feel as an Israeli living in New York, and I know many ...