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Tara Well Ph.d

Tara Well Ph.d

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“You Look Tired”

What to do when someone else’s comment makes you suddenly self-conscious.

07.10.2026 90

Psychology Today

Tara Well Ph.d

Do You Make Hair Inferences?

Hair can shape our perceptions of power, personality, and professionalism.

02.10.2026 250

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Tara Well Ph.d

What Looksmaxxing Reveals About Being Seen

When your face becomes evidence of the life you can expect.

02.09.2026 150

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Tara Well Ph.d

Is It Self-Care or Self-Surveillance?

A routine can soothe us—or turn us into watchers of ourselves.

20.07.2026 90

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Tara Well Ph.d

Being Looked at Is Not the Same as Being Seen

Visibility can bring attention, but recognition is what helps us feel known.

08.07.2026 300

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Tara Well Ph.d

When Does a "Personality Hire" Truly Matter?

Likability, confidence, and social ease can displace essential job criteria.

26.06.2026 100

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Tara Well Ph.d

Why It Feels Wrong to Be Rude to AI

Our personal standards of politeness and social discomfort when interacting with AI.

30.03.2026 150

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Tara Well Ph.d

What Weight-Loss Drugs Reveal About How We Judge Effort

Why we trust visible struggle more than invisible change.

28.03.2026 150

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Tara Well Ph.d

What Makeup Really Says About You (and What It Doesn’t)

How beauty trends fuel snap judgments—and what science really shows.

23.03.2026 200

Psychology Today

Tara Well Ph.d

Why Do Sex-Based Wellness Groups Feel So Magnetic?

09.12.2025 90

Psychology Today

Tara Well Ph.d

The Science Behind Self-Affirmations

13.11.2025 90

Psychology Today

Tara Well Ph.d

Overcoming the Victim Mindset: Insights from 'Rise Above'

24.09.2025 100

Psychology Today

Tara Well Ph.d

The Psychology Behind the Gen Z Stare

29.07.2025 90

Psychology Today

Tara Well Ph.d