10 Smart Tips for Nervous and New Job Candidates
She’s just finished her liberal arts degree and although she’s worked part-time since she was sixteen, she’s now is looking for full-time work in New York. She e-mails me and asks for advice--after...
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Jonah Lehrer: The Literary Magician
Under the front cover of Jonah Lehrer’s instant bestseller Imagine are the letters of the title all mixed up and floating in a cloud, waiting for someone to be creative with them.After considering...
View ArticleDealing with Hyper-Connected Youth
Dear Dr. Alasko: Our two sons, ages 9 and 13, love technology. My husband is himself a computer geek so he thinks it's great. He says the more they know the better equipped they'll be for their future....
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Why Do We Have Sex?
Why do you sleep at night? This is seemingly a simple question. But in fact it is a most difficult question, as of yet unanswered by science. Many seemingly simple questions are, on close inspection,...
View ArticleDo Women Make More Romantic Compromises Than Men Do?
"Too many women throw themselves into romance because they're afraid of being single, then start making compromises and losing their identity. I won't do that." Julie Delpy“The trouble with some women...
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Wicked Desires
We have all had those deep, dark moments when we secretly wished misfortune upon an acquaintance, a neighbor, a co-worker. (“Wouldn’t it be great if So-and-So got hit by a bus?”) Fortunately for us,...
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Be a Possibilitarian
When we perceive subjects as separate events, we imagine ourselves to be objective, when actually we need to become subjective thinkers who look at events in context. For example, what does the...
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Media Psychologist, Clinical Psychologist or Media Personality?
I get lots of questions about media psychology, such as ‘What is it?’ and ‘What do you do with it?’ A big stumbling block is the popular understanding of a media psychologist as a psychologist who...
View ArticleBeware of the Relationship Experts!
Marriage Rules begins with wedding vows that I heard two young people say out loud to each other in front of their community of family and friends.They said in turn:"I promise to always treat you with...
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The Romantic Compromise
Do women make more compromises than men? Do Women Make More Romantic Compromises Than Men Do? By Aaron Ben-Zeév, Ph.D. on April 16, 2012 in In the Name of Love Gender differences are hard to detect,...
View ArticleWhy MD’s and Therapists Should Talk Often
Harry is a 52-year-old diabetic with chronic bipolar disorder and substance abuse problems. He visits the emergency room more than three times per year, when his health deteriorates to the point where...
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Social Hosting
Kayla looked at herself one more time in the mirror before racing down the stairs to meet her prom date. She was psyched about going to the prom with Calvin. Even more exciting was the party afterward....
View ArticleSeizing New Opportunities When You Are Shy
Read the three sentences below. What is your first thought about it? “The Accepted Wisdom of success says face-to-face social networking is the best way to find new opportunities. I am bad at it. In...
View ArticleHow to Live Together: A Relationship Between Time and Space
I was in New Jersey recently, giving a lecture on living a fulfilling life with Asperger’s to a group of college students and professors. I covered a lot of ground — as topics go, living a fulfilling...
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Just Imagine ... Quotes about Possibilities and Human Potential
Become a possibilitarian. No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see possibilities - always see them, for they're always there. Norman Vincent PealeAll of us were...
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Social Class and Unethical Behavior
Social Class and Unethical Behavior By Christopher Peterson, Ph.D. on April 18, 2012 in The Good Life “Higher social class predicts increased unethical behavior.” This is the title of a research...
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Are Humans Naturally Aggressive?
Bad to the Bone: Are Humans Naturally Aggressive? By Agustín Fuentes, Ph.D. on April 18, 2012 in Busting Myths About Human Nature Are we "bad to the bone" aggressive primates, or is there more to it...
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Think in Terms of Cycles; Not Lines
“To be interested in the changing seasons is a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring.” (George Santayana)Most of our Western concepts of time are linear. Chronos, named for...
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