Secret

Business & Economics

Why do we say things we later regret?

Experiments show that when we are stressed, exercising or otherwise aroused, we are more prone to say things we shouldn’t. So, to keep a secret, try to stay calm

Health & Medicine

The mental cost of keeping a secret

New research finds that on average we keep around 17 secrets people have confided in us, but this often comes with strings attached for our psychological wellbeing

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