Current sectionArt & CultureShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeCredit: Jorm Sangsorn / ShutterstockKeeping everyone happy may have protected you in childhood. In adulthood, it can leave you anxious, exhausted and unsure what you actually want. But being the one who suffers doesn't let you off the hook for how you treat othersSeptember 06, 2026"The penny dropped," a patient told me. "If I'm going to be less of a people-pleaser, I need to get used to the fact that people around me will be less pleased." We both laughed, because although she had seemingly stated the obvious, even on a linguistic level, it was a profound insight.In the NewsIMDb Replaces the Name Israel With 'The Occupied Palestinian Territories'Pro-Israel Group Calls Ed Sheeran to Drop Macklemore for Saying 'Free Palestine''If You Stop People-pleasing, People Will Be Displeased. That's the Hard Part'No GPS, No Resupply, No Prize: An Israeli Joins World's Toughest Sailing RaceAt 72, David Grossman Ventures Into New Territory: Gay Desire and LoveRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMINetanyahu Got an Explicit Warning Before Oct. 7. He Didn't Brief Security ChiefsThink Bibi Is Bad? Meet Sara NetanyahuWater Crisis Triggered by Gaza's Ruin: Israel Is Paying the Price of DestructionNetanyahu Was Warned About October 7. Will Haaretz's Exposé Change Anything?What Did Netanyahu Really Do on the Morning of October 7?Israel Sprays Pesticides to Curb Algae Disabling Desalination Plants