You Can Stop Worrying About Finding Yourself

Ten years ago I was invited to give a talk at the American Psychiatric Association's annual meeting. In those days, I wasn't used to...

Walk This Way: The Psychology of Shoes

While scholars and orthopedic surgeons alike may roll their eyeballs at a pair of hair-covered Gucci slides or one of Fashion Week’s towering Ziggy...

A Simple Trick to Replace Dread with Delight

“Any idiot can face a crisis; it’s this day-to-day living that wears you out.” — Anton Chekhov Do your days feel non-stop? Is your to-do list...

The Benefit of Keeping Your Feelings to Yourself

Whenever Abraham Lincoln felt the need to give someone a piece of his mind, he would fire off a harsh letter. Putting pen to paper was...

Do You Really Know What Other People Think About You?

“My friends and employees know me to be a humble guy,” explained my patient “John.” He was astonished to later learn that a number...

A Brazen Way to Get an ‘A’

The following was reportedly a bonus question on a University of Arizona Chemistry midterm: “Is Hell exothermic (gives off heat) or endothermic (absorbs heat)?” Here is...