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psychologytoday. com > us > blog > play-in-mind > 202604 > play-for-all-humankind-peeling-out-where-no-men-had-peeled-out-before

Play, for All (Hu)mankind: Peeling Out Where No One Had Peeled Out Before

6+ hour, 41+ min ago  (430+ words) Posted April 9, 2026 | Reviewed by Michelle Quirk Waiting for the conversation to resume, the astronauts toyed with the mike. Of course, the mike didn't drop the way it would have if released by a celebrating stand-up comedian. Instead, the astronauts let…...

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psychologytoday. com > za > blog > play-in-mind > 202604 > play-for-all-humankind-peeling-out-where-no-men-had-peeled-out-before

Play, for All (Hu)mankind: Peeling Out Where No Men Had Peeled Out Before

6+ hour, 41+ min ago  (368+ words) Posted April 9, 2026 | Reviewed by Michelle Quirk Waiting for the conversation to resume, the astronauts toyed with the mike. Of course, the mike didn't drop the way it would have if released by a celebrating stand-up comedian. Instead, they let it…...

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psychologytoday. com > nz > blog > meditation-for-modern-life > 202602 > the-chess-game-of-life-why-every-move-matters

The Chess Game of Life: Why Every Move Matters

2+ mon, 6+ day ago  (713+ words) Posted February 2, 2026 | Reviewed by Davia Sills I want to ask you a question: Do you think the choices you make today will have any impact on your future? If we stop to think about it, most of us would say,…...

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psychologytoday. com > us > blog > ulterior-motives > 202509 > using-chess-to-study-overconfidence

Using Chess to Study Overconfidence

6+ mon, 2+ week ago  (234+ words) Posted September 24, 2025 | Reviewed by Davia Sills On top of the general finding of overconfidence, there is also the well-known Dunning-Kruger effect, which finds that the less competent a person is in a domain, the more overconfident they tend to be....