Simplifying New Year’s resolutions by focusing on everyday kindness—to self and others—can boost mood, reduce overwhelm, and ...

It can be difficult to explain what respect is, but we all know it when we see it. Treating ourselves and others with respect is an essential part of human interaction if we want to live in a healthy ...

Sometimes, we need to get closer to ourselves before getting closer to others. It’s not always true; it’s just something good to remember. Here are some suggestions regarding getting closer to ...

Learn about self-enhancement, a bias by which individuals overvalue their own successes. Discover its implications, examples, ...

To be truly compassionate toward others, do we first have to be compassionate toward ourselves? Some researchers have suggested that these two types of compassion are linked, although this might not ...

“You’re not your body—you’re a spirit soul.” I often heard this refrain growing up as an unlikely Hindu in a Black body in Cleveland, Ohio. While this idea may sound foreign to many in the Western ...

Mastering the art of self-awareness isn’t just about having a grasp on your own emotional wellbeing, feelings, and situations, it’s also instrumental in shaping our social connections and behavior in ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. How often do you say to yourself: "I ought to [fill in the blank]"? If you tell yourself ...

Self-harming and self-sabotaging behaviors, from skin picking to ghosting people, all stem from evolutionary survival ...