Clik here to view.
Swearing Can Boost Strength and Reduce the Sensation of Pain
Source: SFerdon/ShutterstockRecent research on the ability of swearing to increase pain tolerance, strength, and overall physical performance suggests that Mark Twain was onto something when he...
View ArticleLitterbugs in Outer Space
Much is being made in China about its second space station, Tiangong 2 (“Heavenly Vessel 2”), following the launch last month of a massive, unmanned space freighter, the Tianzhou 1, which will...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The World Beyond Your Head: How to Find Life's Meaning
Matthew Crawford’s new book, “The World Beyond Your Head: Becoming an Individual in a World of Distraction” is excellent. (Plenty of agreement on this can be found in reviews.) To my mind it’s even...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Overstimulation and the Teaching Mind
Source: Routledge/Taylor & Francis, 2016 (author's book cover image, used with permission)Teachers’ focus is regularly tugged in different directions by diverse, pressing demands. Students of all...
View ArticleTrumpcare: When Is Health Insurance Not Really Insurance?
On May 4, 2017, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives joyfully passed the American Health Care Act, also known as Trumpcare, and did so largely along party lines. In so doing, it "started...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Can Parenting the Danish Way be Applied Elsewhere?
Since Danish children, as well as adults, regularly place at or near the top in global surveys of satisfaction and well-being, we might take note of the guidelines in the book The Danish Way of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Might You Soon Visit an Anger Room?
“Hello. Is this the place where I can come to smash dishes and lamps and other things when I’m angry?The young woman who recently called me caught me off guard–as I had not yet been familiar with a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Dual-Income Couples
Source: Max Pixels, Public DomainToday, there are ever more dual-income couples. That brings advantages. Of course, there’s the additional income but also the stimulation and life meaning that comes...
View ArticleClik here to view.
11 Ways We All Benefit When More People Are Single
Never before have so many people been single– not just in the U.S. but in many places all around the world. Record numbers of adults are not just single for a while – they may be single for life. A Pew...
View ArticleClik here to view.
52 Ways to Show I Love You: Honoring the Self
Source: Air France safety video/YouTubeEvery airline tells parents that, in the event of an emergency, they are to put on their own oxygen masks before attending to their children. When we care for...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Brainwaves different in people addicted to internet gaming
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LAN_partyResearchers reported this week in the journal Scientific Reports, that they are able to identify differences in brain connectivity in people who are...
View ArticleClik here to view.
If I Were a Rich Man....
Source: commons.wikimedia.orgMoney -- and having more of it -- is one of the strongest impulses gripping most of us throughout most of our lives. And while many of us believe money can't buy...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Five Counterinuitive Ways to Benefit From Psychotherapy
Source: andrewgenn/iStockMost people request psychotherapy for a reason. Either they are overwhelmed by their own emotions or thoughts, or they have mental roadblocks that they have to navigate....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Afraid to Fly?
Source: Used with permission by www.nationalgeographic.com.auSo you’ve heard all the claims that flying in a commercial jet is safer than driving on the average American freeway and yet, you’re still...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Karma of Creativity, by Ann Garvin
Contributed by Ann Garvin, founder of Tall Poppy WritersSource: Ann GarvinThe Tall Poppy Writers is a group of women writers I assembled to support each other in building an audience of thoughtful...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Three Ways to Fall Back in Love
Do you feel like you fell out of love with your spouse, or intimate partner? Are you now feeling really annoyed by her or his mannerisms or idiosyncrasies? Does it seem like your relationship is in a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How to Bolster Your Experience of Creative Flow
Getting there with feeling.Source: m-louis via Wikimedia CommonsIdeas in your head.Ideas on paper.Asked which one is better for carrying your creativity forward: conjuring and imagining ideas in your...
View ArticleClik here to view.
What Has Life Taught You So Far?
Source: pexels.comResearch has consistently showed that older folks – say, in mid-life and beyond – are generally more happy with themselves and their lives than younger folks – teens, 20’s, 30’s. One...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Leaving the Road to Hell and Getting Back on Track
It’s been over 6 months since I last wrote a post for this blog. It seems that I have fallen foul of the very phenomena that I investigate — namely, the gap between intentions and action. I could offer...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How to Master Your Emotions
In her new book How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain, renowned psychologist Lisa Feldman Barrett makes a compelling case about the constructed theory of emotions. Unlike the classical...
View Article