Get Up, Stand Up
Invasion of the killer chairs! When sofas attack! No, these aren’t titles of bad horror movies or the latest video games. It’s a reflection...
Why You Should Live Life According to Your Values
Psychologists describe two types of motivation:
(1) internal motivation—when we do things for the love of the game, because it is personally meaningful and reflects...
Self-Help Is Important. Other-Help Is Too.
One spring a patient named Margot came to my office feeling despondent. At the beginning of the year, she attended a seminar on the...
Goodnight Moon: How Lunar Cycles Affect Sleep
Previous research has shown us that the lunar cycle does not contribute to erratic human behavior, including transforming people into wolves, or causing inexplicable chest...
What Would Harry Potter Do?
Reading a great book is not just an indulgence. Increasing evidence highlights the mental benefits of getting lost in a book. Harry Potter deserves...
The Real Housewives Made Me Do It: How TV Influences Behavior
Television has a terrible reputation. I vividly remember my mother telling me my eyes would become square if I watched too much of it....