I recently experienced an intense episode of getting stuck in a thought loop. I was involved in a relatively minor situation, which was unresolved and causing me some annoyance. For about two days, I ...

Perseverance, also commonly referred to as grit or industriousness, is the continued effort exerted to complete goal-directed tasks. Many factors, such as stress, can contribute to perseverative ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American There's a very well-known experiment in ...