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Rehearsals and Reversals and More Rehearsals
So there you are, encapsulated, on a nine-hour flight, sitting in a middle seat between two women, neither of whom expresses any interest in exchanging pleasantries or profundities. In front of you, a...
View ArticleA Recent Trend in the Use of Arbitration
On May 15, 2016, there appeared an article in the New York Times, entitled “Start-Ups Turn to Arbitration in Workplace” by Jessica Silver-Greenberg and Michael Corkery. The article begins by...
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Casual Sex On Tinder
Everyone knows that lots of people use apps like Tinder for meeting partners for casual sex, or "hooking up." Data from a recent survey (Carpenter and McEwan, 2016) of college students shows that in...
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Some Inconvenient Truths about the Affordable HealthCare Act
Source: WikiMedia CommonI began my last blog by referencing the CNN debate between Senators Cruz and Sanders on February 7. What was interesting is that Senator Sanders and Cruz were not that far off...
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My Four Big Mistakes
Scientists hate making mistakes. Faced with the possibility that there is a mistake in our data or that someone else has tried and failed to replicate one of our published studies, we immediately...
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Why Is It So Hard to Be Altruistic?
Each year, nearly 200 individuals in the United States donate one of their kidneys to a total stranger.If you are like many people, your first reaction to hearing this may be that anyone who would give...
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The Gift and the Sacrifice of Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding is something that you hear a lot about these days from doctors, nurses, friends, neighbors, and even from celebrities. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that new mothers feed...
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Between a Molehill and Mount Everest
Source: "Rock Climbing" by Ferrata / Pixabay / CC0 Public DomainThink of a time when you attempted something really, really hard, and did it really, really well. Perhaps it was playing a difficult...
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Growth Is Impossible Without This
Source: The Angry TherapstIt all starts here. In order to build a safe container you must practice transparency. Remember, a container is the mental, emotional, and physical life space around you...
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Even Vegans Die: Life Lessons for Everyone
A compelling new book, Even Vegans Die, makes the seemingly obvious point that no diet can stave off the prospect of eventual death. There are many reasons this book is mandatory reading for vegans and...
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What Millennials Learned About Bias From This Harvard Test
Source: 3dman_eu/Pixabay.comImagine coming home to a cute 20-year old who is always excited to see you, calls out “Missed you, darling” when you return home from work, and with whom there is never any...
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Beyond Binary: How Bisexuality Shifts Orientation Science
Source: BiAmerica, labeled for reuse, Wikimedia CommonsThis is the second installment of interviews with speakers from the 2nd Annual AltSex NYC Conference, which was held on Friday, April 28 in a...
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When Guilt Keeps You From Setting Boundaries
Source: Tamarcus Brown“If you avoid conflict to keep the peace you start a war inside yourself.”–Cheryl RichardsonBeliefs about what it means to be a good person are very powerful. They can keep us...
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Dealing with Disappointment in Life
Source: PixabayIf there is one predictable thing in this life, it’s that you will be disappointed somehow. It can start young – your parents don’t parent well, your teachers are bullies in school, your...
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“I Went to See About a Girl”
In the movie, “Good Will Hunting,” the main character, Will Hunting, played by Matt Damon, is in therapy with Dr. Sean Maguire, played by Robin Williams. Will is a young man at a crossroads. The woman...
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Warning! Don’t Expect to Be Motivated by Motivation.
Source: airpix, flickrI really dislike the word “motivation.” I try never to use it.In writing Better Than Before, my book about habit change, and in talking to people about their desired habits, the...
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Understanding Metastatic Breast Cancer
61% OF PEOPLE KNOW VERY LITTLE ABOUT MBC (Metastatic Breast Cancer)THERE IS NO CURE FOR MBC – BUT IT CAN BE TREATEDMBC SPREADS TO THE BONE IN 70% OF CASESTHE MEDIAN SURVIVAL OF A MBC DIAGOSIS IS 3...
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Why Being Yourself is Not Good Advice
Imagine you have a job interview tomorrow.Or perhaps you are going on a new date. You are feeling nervous so you talk to a friend. They listen to what you have to say and at the end they reassure you...
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Older Adults and Mental Health
It’s Older Americans Month and the theme this year is Age Out Loud, to give aging a new voice—one that reflects what today’s older adults are saying about a new attitude toward getting older.Source:...
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Ten Things Everyone Should Stop Doing Now
Source: Guerretto, CC 2.0This is the sequel to 10 Expressions Everyone Should Stop Saying Now.Think of how you feel when you see someone with bizarre hair, clothes, tattoos and piercings. Many people...
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