Re-release: Boyhood Nickname, Vampire Grave, Wrecked By Success

Today we discuss how nicknames for young boys can help them socialize better, how archaeologists in Poland have unearthed the grave of a woman people feared might return from the dead, and a new study that disproves Freud’s theory that more successful people are unhealthier than less successful people.

Boyhood Nickname

• “Why You Should Ask Men About Their Boyhood Nicknames” By Jett Stone
• “Why Men Need to Prioritize, and Celebrate, Their Friendships” by Jett Stone

Vampire Grave

• “Archaeologists unearth remains of 17th-century female “vampire” in Poland” by Jennifer Oullette
• “Ancient human bloodsucker? Skeleton of female 'vampire' unearthed in Europe during dig” by Natalie Neysa Alund

Wrecked by Success

• “New psychology research rebuts Sigmund Freud’s “wrecked by success” hypothesis” by Vladimir Hedrih
• “Wrecked by Success? Not to Worry” by Harrison J. Kell et al.

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