What Can You Control?
Let go of the things that are beyond your control and focus on these instead:
1. Your Attention
Think of your attention as a flashlight. What do you want to shine it on?
2. Your Actions...
How Much Does Happiness Cost?
We know that money can’t buy you happiness. In an effort to understand the link between money and well-being, psychologists Elizabeth Dunn and Michael Norton’s studies provide valuable insight into how much money is...
Just Do It: A Counterintuitive Approach to Feeling Good
As a psychiatrist I spent years trying to change how people think. I thought if I could help them become more open-minded, less judgmental or more optimistic, they would be able to initiate the...
The One Question Therapists Don’t Often Ask–but Should
It takes a great deal of courage to make an appointment with a psychiatrist. Oftentimes there is a lag between obtaining a therapist’s number and making the call to set up an appointment. I...
Sunshine: Cutting-Edge Medicine
For many years, I had a dark and dingy office with a soot-smeared window in a sterile hospital building. It was minimalist, to say the least: a bookshelf, a desk, a chair for me,...
Instead of Asking “What do I want?” Ask This Instead
What do you want out of life? Every once in a while it is important to reflect upon what you are doing with your life. But are you asking the wrong questions?
This recent article...