The Growing (and Dangerous) Gap Between Information and Wisdom
The Internet is a truly remarkable advancement in our ability to access information. Just about anything we could possibly want to know is now just a few keystrokes away. But , as with most...
View ArticleThe Day the Music Died
When I was a kid, I swore to myself I would make a concerted effort to not get dated, stuck in the times of my youth, stale and out of touch with the current trends. In particular, I meant to keep up...
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Learning to Learn Re-visited
Learning is not only empowering but fulfilling. It gives our lives meaning and can benefit us professionally. Learning is also perhaps the best antidote to boredom and depression. And the really good...
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The Personality of a President
If you've even remotely been following political campaigns, you know that during the height of election season, political pundits become armchair psychologists. They endlessly discuss whether a...
View ArticleCoaching Targeted Parents: Additional Observations
I have now been coaching targeted parents for about two months and am still really enjoying the opportunity to work closely with individual parents as they try to make sense of the often bizarre...
View ArticleThe Dex Diaries Part 1: Changed in the Womb
With Ellen Feder and Anne Tamar-Mattis, I have a new peer-reviewed report out about an off-label drug use aimed at fetal engineering of sex development. You can read that report for free by downloading...
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Sikh, and Ye Shall Find
Sitting in an overpriced Mexican restaurant in mid-town Manhattan one night in the mid-1980s, I decided to quit my overpaid job in the Diamond District (I was the only guy on the block), sell any...
View ArticleWinning Is Sweetest on an Obstacle Course
Our country is built on the idea (at least according to the political advertisements) that people can make of the world what they want. We embrace success stories that highlight personal character, not...
View ArticleOlympic Turnarounds
The story of a turnaround can go in one of two directions. Some teams achieve early success until a defining moment sparks a downward spiral and crash. Others struggle early but persist until they...
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Do Pets Prevent Sudden Death In Children With Epilepsy?
According to the National Weather Service, the average American has a 1 in 10,000 chance of being hit by lightning. These odds, however, are of no condolence to my mother, who was struck by lightning...
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That Nagging Feeling of Familiarity with a Face
Most of us have recognized someone as familiar without being able to pinpoint why. Recently, as I was giving a presentation at the University of Colorado, Boulder, I had a nagging feeling of...
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Perfection or Perfectionistic?
There is a documentary that is making the round of theaters lately: Jiro Dreams of Sushi. Here we meet Jiro Ono, an 85 year-old Japanese gentleman who works 6 days a week in his 10-seat restaurant in a...
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Skill Development in the face of Trauma
Children develop skills in a predictable sequence that must be followed. For instance, babies do not learn to walk before they crawl. They babble before they speak words. They use parallel play earlier...
View Article"Come Live In My Heart, and Pay No Rent"
“You are the tenant of my heart, Often times behind in the rent, But impossible to evict.” From the movie, Playing by Heart“I've got you so deep in my heart, that you're really a part of me.” Frank...
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Too Busy to Read This? Then You Probably Should
Feeling a bit of stress in your life? If you're not, you're a rare breed. We're surrounded by stress day in and day out—our work, our relationships, the economy, the commitments we make to ourselves...
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Coping with Distress and Agony after a Break-Up
Maybe it’s the oppressive heat, incessant drought, or the raging wildfires, but a lot of people around me have been struggling with relationship anxiety this summer. One friend in particular is trying...
View ArticleHomosexuality
There are a number of sensible questions one can ask about the subject of homosexuality, and some that are not sensible. A fundamental, sensible question is “Why are some people homosexual and others...
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Too Busy to Read This? Then You Probably Should: Part II
Inevitably, when I talk with burnout victims and we go back over their lives to see what got them to that point, we find there were always warning signs. Some that they missed. Some that they saw and...
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Facing the Fear of Death
• Were you ever afraid to stop talking or doing, doing, doing? • Have you ever zoned out in front of the TV or on drugs because you didn’t want to feel the feelings you would have felt if you’d let...
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