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...