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Dec 2020
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Why You Need Self-Compassion for Self-Im...

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Learn about why adding cold cream to your coffee keeps it hotter longer, why social identity can make people distrust the scientific consensus, and why you need self-compassion for self-improvement.

Why Adding Cold Cream to Your Coffee Keeps it Hotter Longer by Ashley Hamer

Cultural Cognition Is Why People Don't Trust The Scientific Consensus by Ashley Hamer

For self-improvement, you need self-compassion by author Kelsey Donk

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