Source: Car Pickhardt Ph.D. Ambivalence is the motivational inconsistency between simultaneously desiring and not desiring to make a given choice, or the perceptual inconsistency between seeing some ...

Do you often find yourself in "analysis paralysis"? It is a state where you’ve thoroughly evaluated every detail, know all the possible outcomes, but still can’t seem to decide. Ambivalence is the ...

Imagine you are offered a chance to move to a new school. You feel excited about new friends. At the same time, you feel sad about leaving old ones. You feel two opposite emotions together. This ...

The question of whether to have kids sits at the awkward intersection of intensely personal decisions and important policy issues. That dynamic can lead to societal confusion. Policy makers and ...

This article is part of the Democracy Futures project, a joint global initiative between The Conversation and the Sydney Democracy Network. The project aims to stimulate fresh thinking about the many ...