Listening to my Gut
We all have them from time to time – strong, emotionally-colored urges to act in ways that make no rational sense and are counterproductive in our current modern society. Our forbears, and conservative Christians even today, ascribed this to … Read more →
Pathogenic Evil
Do Outbreaks of Evil have an Organic Cause? Martha Sherwood contemplates the idea that perhaps there was a biological cause to the savagery of World War II
Are you an Asker or a Guesser?
When an Asker Meets a Guesser, unpleasantness can result. So are you an Asker or a Guesser and does it matter? Nathan Thompson explores this cultural divide.
Sheena Iyengar On the Art of Choosing: TED Video
Have you ever had trouble make a choice? Would you ever let someone choose for you? Should you? Sheena Iyengar has studied how we make choices and and how we feel about the choices we make. In this TED video, she provides fascinating insight into how we make the choices that build our lives.
Body Language: Can You Plagiarize Confidence?
If there is such a natural parallel between the mind’s thought and the body’s (re)action, can you change your body language? Can you fake it?
Smile…or Else: The Forced Psychology Behind Smiling
When a stranger tells our writer, “Smile. Life’s not that bad” it sparks a Seinfeld moment and lots of questions about what is an authentic smile and what isn’t.
My Bi-polar Blood Stained Existence in A War-Ravaged Society
My life is full of contradictions, or what I call my bi-polar activity. Not that I have some clinically diagnosed chemical imbalance in my aging grey matter; rather, unlike most of my friends whose work and home life are often inter-related, mine is completely disparate.
Plug Into Your Hard-Wired Happiness: TED Video
Have you spent your life learning to be happy or unhappy? This TED video shows you how to recognize the patterns of unhappiness and how to learn how to be happy.
Winner Takes All. Again.
Charisma is no longer magic, it’s measurable. So will the winner keep winning if the rest of us can now study her secrets to success? The playing field’s been leveled.
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