Snapshot · The School of Greatness
Epidemiological studies show that if someone in your social network gets divorced — even someone you don't know personally — you are more likely to get divorced yourself.
If your seat partner on a plane buys candy, you are 70% more likely to buy candy — illustrating how easily others' behaviors infiltrate our own choices without conscious values to anchor us.
Children as young as 2–3 who can accurately label their emotions show higher well-being, better ability to delay gratification, and stronger long-term mental health in longitudinal studies.
A 2026 Kinsey Institute study of 10,000+ US adults found people experience passionate love on average 2.05 times in their lives.
In David Puts' study, how formidable men appeared to other men predicted their partner count over 18 months; women's attractiveness ratings of those same men had zero predictive power.
The Dartmouth Scar Experiment showed women reported discrimination in interviews after believing (incorrectly) they had facial scars, illustrating how internalized beliefs about disadvantage shape real-world experience.
Research shows bronze medal winners are consistently happier than silver medal winners because silver medalists focus on how close they came to gold.
Neuroscience shows talking about a goal triggers dopamine hits similar to actually achieving it, which is why many people talk instead of act.
Rory Sutherland's EV showed 16% battery remaining (58 miles of range) causing panic, while his wife's smaller-battery Mini at 56% (also ~56 miles) felt completely fine — same physical range, radically different psychology.
The suprachiasmatic nucleus integrates photon exposure from the previous 2–3 days to set cortisol and melatonin timing — missing one morning is not catastrophic if you compensate the next day.
We use essential and analytics cookies to run Vuci. To understand how the site is used: Privacy Policy.
Install Vuci on your phone
Add it to your home screen for a faster, app-like experience.
Install Vuci on your phone
Tap the Share button, then “Add to Home Screen”.
A new version is available
Reload to get the latest Vuci.