Married People Are Mad! How Dare I Say Singles Are Better?
So, my last post caused a bit of a stir. “23 ways single people are better: The evidence,” was its title, and married people rushed to the Comments section to let me have it. To which I say: Mission...
View ArticleWaiting for Godot or the 'Education President'
The huge success of Thomas Piketty’s book , Capital in the Twenty-First Century, has brought more attention to ‘the super-rich getting super-richer’. We are all aware of the global...
View ArticleA Better Thing To Say Than, "I Love You"
When it comes to making your partner feel loved and valued, God is in the details. Here's what I mean.Many partners do loving and heartwarming things. My husband, Steve, for example, brings me coffee...
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My Friend Smoked Pot for Years and Her Personality Changed
“My best friend Maggie, from childhood moved to the Midwest. Still, we’re close. I visited her and she said I stole her lipstick. She eavesdropped on her husband’s calls. When I gave her a medium-sized...
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Do You Experience Love as a Positive or Negative Emotion?
Ah, to be in love. Walking on a cloud, smelling the flowers, holding hands as you watch a beautiful sunset on the beach. Well, at least that’s the version most European Americans bring to mind when...
View ArticleIs Facebook encouraging "Selfitis"?
“Selfitis” – the inflammation of one’s ego, as evidenced by taking too many "Selfies"– is a mental disorder, says the APA, accordingly to a news story that made the rounds recently. Unfortunately...
View ArticleThis is Your Brain on Hope
As an article on placebos in an edition of “Lancet” in 2010 tells it, the term placebo, derived from the Latin verb placere (to please), has its origin in religion. Apparently, a fourth century...
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Should You Undertake a Big, Hairy Audacious Goal?
Goethe wrote, “Dream no small dreams for they move no hearts.”But of course, pursuing big, hairy, audacious goals[i] has downsides. Not only are you likely to fail, even if you succeed, others may view...
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Five Tips for Getting Inspired and Staying Motivated
The story of sliced bread is a great example of the creative process – from inspiration to realization. Bringing any imaginative idea into reality is always far more complicated than people expect. As...
View ArticleMindfulness and Meditation: Helping Stressed Out Kids Cope
The reality of living in our fast-paced, technology-filled, multi-tasking society can cause a lot of stress for everyone, including children. Our modern culture is affecting our human interaction and...
View ArticleBirds of a Feather or Guilty by Association?
We live in a society filled with opportunities to join associations, clubs, and groups of every kind. Almost every website we visit offers us the opportunity to join some type of membership or email...
View ArticleIn Search of the Mad Genius
There is no great genius without some touch of insanity. SenecaAre highly creative people more prone to mental illness? Though examples of "mad geniuses" such as Vincent van Gogh, John Forbes Nash,...
View ArticleRisky Internet Use: At What Point Should Parents Worry?
The Eternal Battle Over the "Net"It’s a rare parent these days who does not worry at times about just how much time their son or daughter spends on the Internet. While a few brave souls might opt to...
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Fear of Failure?
“Failure” is a word that's as vague as it is scary.Whenever a client cites “fear of failure” as the reason they’re not moving toward a cherished goal, I get curious.What does "failure" mean to him or...
View ArticleMinimizing Concussion Isn’t Cool Anymore
My message in this post is simple—it’s time to stop minimizing the effects of concussion.I have blogged about the effects of concussion here, at Scientific American, and at the Science and...
View ArticleWhy Grads Experience Post-Graduation Letdown
Once the ceremony and parties are over, many high school and college graduates feel a sense of sadness or depression – a sort of Is-That-All-There-Is? feeling. Why is this so common?First, in the...
View ArticleNicholas Wade: Genes, Race and Anthropology
Nicholas Wade has just published a new book, titled A Troublesome Inheritance: Genes, Race and Human History. A veteran science journalist, with The New York Times and before that both Science and...
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Respectful Communication with Your More Independent Teenager
The question amounted to this: “Now that my child is a teenager, do I need to communicate differently?” I believe the answer is, “in some ways, yes. It must be conducted more Respectfully.” Consider...
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When You Feel Like Hiding
The world has treated some people well: They’re successful, liked, and rarely been burned. Not surprisingly, those people seek more people contact.Alas, the world hasn’t been as kind to other people....
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