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To a child, ‘The Little Prince’ is the story of a boy who falls from the sky, meets lots of funny people on his travels, and then returns to his star. But take a closer look and you find as clear a commentary on everything that’s wrong with modern life – and what can be done to fix it – as you would in the most biting social satire.

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Not only is the past of a person with no memory inaccessible; his ability to think about the future is imperilled. Time travel, then, is ultimately – and paradoxically – an exercise in remembering. And without that capacity it simply cannot exist.

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Resilience presents a challenge for psychologists. Whether you can be said to have it or not largely depends not on any particular psychological test but on the way your life unfolds.

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May 14, 2024

Resilience presents a challenge for psychologists. Whether you can be said to have it or not largely depends not on any particular psychological test but on the way your life unfolds.

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May 14, 2024

Not only is the past of a person with no memory inaccessible; his ability to think about the future is imperilled. Time travel, then, is ultimately – and paradoxically – an exercise in remembering. And without that capacity it simply cannot exist.

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