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Kübler-Ross Wrote the Five Stages for the Dying, Not for You: The Five Stages of Grief Myth

by: Sorta Sophisticated with Pete and AmandaPublished on: 02/08/2026

The five stages of grief myth, explained: Kübler-Ross wrote them in 1969 for dying patients, not the bereaved. Treating them as a timeline sets you up to fail.

Life & Psychology
Kübler-Ross Wrote the Five Stages for the Dying, Not for You: The Five Stages of Grief Myth

You Only Ever Hear From the Winners: Survivorship Bias Examples That Explain Why Success Looks Like Luck

by: Sorta Sophisticated with Pete and AmandaPublished on: 27/07/2026

Survivorship bias examples, from WWII bombers to Messi to lottery winners, and why only hearing from the people who made it makes success look like pure luck.

Life & Psychology
You Only Ever Hear From the Winners: Survivorship Bias Examples That Explain Why Success Looks Like Luck

Lucky People Aren't Actually Luckier — Here's How to Be Luckier Anyway

by: Sorta Sophisticated with Pete and AmandaPublished on: 22/07/2026

Lucky people aren't actually luckier, they just notice more. The science of how to be luckier, plus the four habits that put the odds back in your favor.

Life & Psychology
Lucky People Aren't Actually Luckier — Here's How to Be Luckier Anyway

The Unwritten Rules That Control Your Life (And You Don't Even Know It)

by: Pete & AmandaPublished on: 16/07/2026

Society runs on rules nobody ever wrote down - from party exits to armrests to the shopping cart test. Here's the etiquette we all follow, why we rage when it's broken, and the science behind it.

Society & Psychology
The Unwritten Rules That Control Your Life (And You Don't Even Know It)