Does Size Matter?
Forget apple pie. Ice cream is America’s national dessert. Thanks to Ronald Reagan, July is National Ice Cream Month and although ice cream has competition from frozen yogurt these days, it retains its crown...
Do You Check Your Phone First Thing in the Morning?
If checking your phone is the first thing you do when you wake up, you may want to rethink your morning routine. Tristan Harris, Google’s Design Ethicist, explains:
When we wake up in the morning...
The Problem With Free Food at the Office
The old saying tells us that the way to a person’s heart is through their stomach. Many companies are applying this theory to win the love of their employees. As one survey of more...
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 of these people described him as “pretty arrogant,” in a...
7 Ways to Make Your Day a Little Bit Better
When someone visits a psychiatrist for the first time, it’s usually at an inflection point. Something big has happened, is happening or is about to happen. Helping patients navigate their way through this transition...
What Are The Building Blocks of a Good Life?
I spent years studying damage, deficit and dysfunction in the human mind. I don’t remember once in my training hearing the words “joy,” “awe” or “wellbeing.” We talked about “happiness” but only in a...