psychology
Studying the complexities of the human mind and its many functions and behaviors.
When a Mental Health Chatbot Understands Your Culture — But Not Your Crisis
Imagine two mental-health chatbots receiving the same message. Someone writes that for weeks their body has felt heavy. Their head aches, they lie awake at night, and their family keeps saying it is just nerves. They would never call it depression.
By Khali Sollis5 days ago in Longevity
Stop Policing How Disabled People Set Boundaries
There's a funny thing that happens when you write openly about disability, ableism, and the emotional labor we're constantly asked to perform: people who are new to disability sometimes react like you've personally set their house on fire.
By Tracy Stineabout a month ago in Longevity
The Weather You Bring Into the Next Room
At 8:17 in the morning, a message arrives. Three lines, maybe four. Something about a deadline that was supposed to be understood rather than stated; something about competence, implied rather than said. It takes eleven seconds to read and about three minutes to answer, tersely, and then the day resumes — coffee, commute, the first meeting.
By Khali Sollisabout a month ago in Longevity
What If Prayer Works Even When Nobody Is Listening?
Here is a thought experiment I can't stop turning over. Two people are chasing the same hard goal — save money for six months straight, stick with a punishing training block, get through a brutal job search without quitting. Both are given the exact same instructions: do X, then Y, then Z, consistently, and don't stop when it gets hard.
By Khali Sollisabout a month ago in Longevity
