Learn How to Read Someone Else’s Mind
If you want to improve your ability to read someone else’s mind, stop thinking about yourself. Research shows that engaging with fictional characters through literature and on screen is a great way to boost...
Choral Fixation: The Power of Group Singing
In the United States alone, more than 23 million adults sing in groups every week. Why? Because there’s a direct link between music and mood, so much so that there’s a whole branch of...
Outbreak: Can You Catch a Bad Mood?
Moods are as easy to catch as the common cold. When you see someone coughing and sneezing with watery eyes, you reflexively move away from them. The same strategy is a good one to...
Are People Out to Get You?
“Do you ever feel that people are out to get you?”
I ask new patients this question. I am trying to assess whether the person has paranoid ideation—an exaggerated belief that they are being harassed...
Is Your Cellphone Ruining Your Relationship?
Your cell phone may put the world at your fingertips but it may also be making those closest to you feel like you are a million miles away. Romantic relationships are particularly vulnerable. As...
Live A Life Without Regret
A nurse who worked in palliative care listened to the final words of those on their deathbeds. She recorded their thoughts and put them in a book, The Top Five Regrets of the Dying:
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