psychology
Studying the complexities of the human mind and its many functions and behaviors.
What the Mind Practices, the Mind Becomes
There is a particular kind of stillness that used to be unremarkable. Someone sits down with a book, or a task, or simply their own thoughts, and nothing else happens for a while. No prompt arrives to interrupt it. No notification arbitrates whether the stillness continues. It simply runs its course.
By Khali Sollis2 months ago in Longevity
What Happens Between Wanting Something and Working for It
There's a particular kind of confusion that shows up somewhere in the middle of a hard project. Not at the beginning, when the goal is still an idea, and not at the end, when it's either finished or abandoned. It shows up in the middle, when the work has gotten harder than you expected and the reward is still out of reach, and you notice — almost as a bystander — that you don't want to keep going, even though you still want the outcome.
By Khali Sollis2 months ago in Longevity
The Cost of Staying Strong
There is a particular kind of compliment that people who endure difficult things learn to expect. I don't know how you do it. You're so strong. I could never handle what you handle. It is offered with admiration, and it is usually received with something like pride. But underneath that pride, if you sit with it long enough, there is often a quieter, less comfortable question: what would happen if I stopped?
By Khali Sollis2 months ago in Longevity
The Power of Deliberate Waiting
There is a particular kind of discomfort that comes with waiting. Not the passive waiting of sitting in a doctor’s office, or the resigned waiting that comes with a delayed flight. The specific discomfort we are talking about is the experience of deliberately holding back — choosing not to act when every psychological instinct and technological nudge is pushing you toward immediate action. In a world built to eliminate delay, the choice to wait has become quietly radical.
By Khali Sollis2 months ago in Longevity
Isabel: Sings in the Dark
I asked my mom, “Why do you sing so much?” Her answer came quickly: “Because she likes singing.” She answered in the third person. Leti, our friend and caregiver, and I were surprised. We were pleasantly surprised. The noise she had been making for nearly ten hours consistently was not out of agitation but out of enjoyment.
By Rick Henry Christopher 2 months ago in Longevity
