The term ego is as confusing as any in psychology. Not only is the word itself used to refer to several distinct psychological constructs and processes, but the psychological landscape is littered ...

We suffer because we mistake the ego for who we are. I argue that spiritual transcendence is not a mystical trick. It is a ...

David Harbour is the latest celebrity to experience ego death. At least, that was what he said in a recent interview with the Stranger Things star published in GQ. “It’s all just ego,” he told the ...

Alter egos abound in fiction because they allow endless opportunities for narrative building and character growth, giving room to explore the duality of human nature—or, on a more functional level, to ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. In boardrooms and corner offices around the world, ego is often mistaken for strength.

In the 1968 counterculture classic “Wild in the Streets,” a musician in his early 20s petitions to lower the voting age in the United States to 14. He quickly becomes president and turns the country ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. We all want to feel important and valued by those around us. But in a business setting, that ...

Whether you’re redownloading Hinge after “swearing off dating apps forever," or online dating for the first time, chances are you’ve been guilty of “ego-scrolling.” Katie Dissanayake, the CEO and ...