In 2021, we created a lot of new content aimed at genuinely improving our followers’ lives. Here, we highlight what we think is our most...

There's an important type of belief most of us have, which we call "Anchor Beliefs." These beliefs are, by definition, those beliefs we...

As part of our research for a Clearer Thinking podcast episode (where we bring people with opposing viewpoints together to see if they...

Self-compassion is an essential skill - it helps us overcome personal hardship, recognize what we want, and learn how to better support...

We recently released a free, interactive tool that lets you explore gender differences in personality based on data we analyzed on...

The question of how much gender is associated with different personality traits is contentious. Some extremely popular books claim that...

Many of us strive to be more productive in our lives, whether we’re trying to improve our performance or juggling multiple tasks and...

In 2010, a group of researchers made headlines after publishing a study claiming to have found a simple but effective technique through...

Discover Your Personal Sources of Pleasure What do you think gives you the most pleasure and joy in life? Is it… Art and beauty? Caring...

How do you decide what to do with your life? Perhaps you have had long-term ambitions since childhood, or maybe you follow unforeseen...

How do you go from merely wanting to improve your actions, to truly changing them for the better? How do you help other people engage in...

Where can you find the best resources on critical thinking and rationality? If you’re reading this, you probably care deeply about seeing...

This week, we’re highlighting two valuable, free, educational tools on our site created during our 2020 Micro Grants program that you may...

Our podcast, Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg, has been running for six months! To help you figure out the episodes that you...

At Clearer Thinking, we think a lot about how we can positively impact the world. Most of the time, this involves researching effective...

Do you know what your views on classic philosophical questions are? How do they compare with those around you, and are they predicted by...

We’re running the Clearer Thinking Micro Grants program again! As a reminder, this program offers small grants from $50 up to $595 to...

What is self-control and how do we master it? Part of what we think is challenging about answering this question is that self-control...

In the past psychological tests were taken with the use of a pen and paper. The order of items in tests, although significant, could have...

The utility of self-report surveys depends on the degree to which research participants provide accurate and true responses....