Your brain has a built-in 'sociometer' that constantly scans your social world for threats, and positive interactions calm it down.

Instead of avoiding friction, you can use every moment of social friction as a teacher to learn something about yourself and feel empowered.

Auschwitz survivor Edith Eger teaches that the greatest prison you will ever live inside is the one you create inside your own mind.

Every small, seemingly insignificant choice you make is a 'microstress dose' that builds up and brings you closer to your personal stress threshold.

Psychologists advise initiating brief interactions with strangers to get 'Vitamin S,' a critically important social nutrient for well-being.

For things like exercise, it's better to just pick one activity and do it consistently rather than getting overwhelmed by choice and doing nothing.

A study on commuters found that 100% of people who were spoken to by a stranger enjoyed the interaction, contrary to the initiator's expectations.

When someone wrongs you, you can avoid generating your own emotional stress by creating a story in your mind that makes that person a hero.