People often compare themselves to others and question their own drive, yet what looks like motivation may not mean what it ...

Everyone has positives and negatives about them, and whether you’re a good or bad person is subjective. It’s difficult, if not impossible, to come up with a one-size-fits-all blueprint for either. But ...

While “goodness” often varies by culture and situation, “good people” usually have some kind of strong moral character that feeds into their competence, empathy, and general intentionality. On the ...

Motivation, mental health, and stress are all inherently linked, according to a 2024 study. The more stressed a person is, the less likely they are to be cultivating healthy mental health habits and ...

Add DMNews to your Google News feed. There’s a clear line between pretending to be good and genuinely being good. The difference is all about actions. Faking goodness is all about presenting a ...

Who are you, deep down? The Practice: Know you're a good person. Why? For many of us, perhaps the hardest thing of all is to believe that "I am a good person." We can climb mountains, work hard, ...

Morality is a tricky thing, especially in college. At UC Berkeley, where social awareness is deeply embedded in campus culture, students often find themselves navigating a complex moral landscape ...

This article follows the Direct Message methodology, designed to cut through the noise and reveal the deeper truths behind the stories we live. Some people seem nice on the surface, but deep down, ...

The impulse at the root is ancient and admirable. In Jewish tradition: tikkun olam—literally, repair of the world. In its kabbalistic form, it described uncovering divine sparks hidden in ordinary ...