This Is How to Recover From Tragedy: Four Secrets From Research
What seems to be the key to experiencing post-traumatic growth? You have to look for it.
View ArticleThe Lie We Tell Ourselves About Self-Indulgence, and What It Costs
Being deprived of something isn’t a permanent end point, a death from which you never recover. It’s the opposite.
View ArticleThe Two-Hour Rule: The Genius of Einstein, Darwin and Nietzsche Applied
A deeper and more purposeful effort can yield a disproportionately greater reward.
View ArticleNew Neuroscience Reveals Three Secrets That Will Make You Emotionally...
The secret to emotional intelligence might just be the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
View ArticleThe Only Way to Be Positive in a Negative World? Don’t Kick Over the Beehive
As anyone logged into Twitter can tell you, the bees have taken over the apiary, and we're all covered in their stings. So, the question is, how do we reconcile the need to be positive in an...
View ArticleThe Most Lovable Thing About Each Myers-Briggs Personality Type
Each type has virtues that others types are secretly in awe of.
View ArticleThe Unfathomable Power of Amor Fati
If the event must occur, Amor fati (a love of fate) is the response. No looking backwards. Sideways. Only forward with a smile.
View ArticleHow Too Much Transparency Can Disrupt Your Life
In a world of information overload, TMI does not promise relief.
View ArticleTake Your Life Back With the 30 x 30 x 30 Rule
If you follow this rule, you are significantly less likely to go down a road which will leave you filled with regret.
View ArticleDo You Make These Thinking Errors?
We’re not logical. That’s something we must not forget. If we do, our thinking errors become life errors.
View ArticleScience Confirms Christmas Music Is Bad for Your Mental Health
“You simply are spending all your energy trying not to hear what you're hearing.”
View ArticleStudy Confirms F-Bombs Actually Help People Tolerate Pain
'Swearing triggers a well-known stress-induced analgesia.'
View ArticleChange Your Life by Building Your Emotional Intelligence: A Guide For Men
How strengthening your 'emotional intelligence'—the ability to recognize and emotions and express them to others—improves your mental and physical health.
View ArticleWhy Taking Compliments Is So Hard, and How to Finally Accept Them
Giving and receiving positive feedback can exponentially improve your relationships with others and yourself.
View ArticleWhat We Should Have Learned in School But Never Did
If the purpose of education is to turn us into fully functional, happy and healthy adults, it is failing on numerous levels.
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PSA to Control Freaks: You’ll Be Better Off if You Let Go
“My significant other feels controlled in our relationship,” says my 20-something client. “Well, are you trying to control him?” I ask. “I don’t think so. I’m organized, but I don’t try to control...
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How to Stop Being a Pushover: Five Secrets From Research
Is someone consistently taking advantage of you? Your romantic partner or your boss? Do you rush around trying to do things for them but they never seem to have your back? Or is keeping up with their...
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3 Ways to Bend Fate in Your Favor
“I hate my job. It’s sucking my soul,” says my client who works as an accountant. “What are you doing about it?” I ask. “You’ve been unhappy at that job for awhile, but I haven’t seen you change...
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Why Your Biggest Mistake Could Be the Best Thing That Ever Happened to You
“I know I’m a very serious person. I’m under a lot of pressure most days and so I work really hard not to crack. I am trying to keep it all together without breaking,” says my client. “I know,” I...
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Watching Children Learn How to Lie
For the liar, telling a lie has obvious costs. Keeping track of the lies one tells and trying to maintain the plausibility of a fictional narrative as real-world events intrude is mentally taxing. The...
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