The ability to understand, recognize, and label your own emotions is a necessary part of living a fulfilling life.

Want to stay current with Arthur’s writing? Sign up to get an email every time a new column comes out. Know thyself is the most famous maxim of Greek philosophy, carved into stone on the Temple of ...

A recent paper in Current Opinion in Psychology by Thielmann and Burghart explores the limits of self-knowledge, why it matters, and how we can strengthen self-awareness. In this article, I discuss ...