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Short of time? Click here to read the key takeaways. 🧠  Sociopathy is closely related to psychopathy and antisocial personality disorder. The three terms are often used in slightly different ways, but they usually refer to very similar collections of traits. 'Sociopath' is more of an informal term, and while 'psychopath' is used frequently in forensic research, 'antisocial personality disorder' has been widely adopted in diagnostic contexts. 🧊 Sociopaths tend to pursue goal

Short of time? Click here to read the key takeaways. 🧠  The word ‘why’ hides multiple different questions. An animal behavior scientist from the 1960s noticed that, when we ask ‘why’, we could be asking multiple different questions. About mechanisms, individual development, fitness effects, evolutionary history, or intentions. 🔍 Different ‘why’ questions explain the same behavior in different ways. A single action, such as procrastination, can be explained using each of the

2025 is almost over, and it’s been a big year for Clearer Thinking. Alongside our core work of creating research-based content to help you think more clearly, make better decisions, broaden your understanding of the world, and ultimately improve your life, we also:  launched a bunch of new projects, started publishing long-form videos on YouTube, and ran more regular online events. To help you catch up on anything you may have missed, we’ve curated our most popular work from