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September 16, 2015

5 Pitfalls to Avoid in Decision Making

We are constantly making decisions, thousands per day by some counts. These decisions can be as small as deciding what kind of clothes to wear to […]
September 8, 2015

Adult Children of Alcoholics

My father is an alcoholic. Although I could acknowledge this now, it was something my sister and I were not allowed to discuss it when we […]
September 1, 2015

The Psychology of Superheroes

Superman. Batman. Spider-man. Iron Man. The Hulk. Captain America. You know the names. But what you may now know is that in comics and on the […]
August 24, 2015

An Evolutionary Approach to Human Mating Strategies

Human Mating Strategies Many individuals tend to think of dating and relationships as an “anything goes,” dog-eat-dog enterprise. Yet you may be surprised to learn that human […]
August 18, 2015

Unleashing your own Self-Transcendence

Do you believe you can become better than you are? If so, then you may want to want to pick up a copy of the writings […]
August 10, 2015

Intelligence in Plants?

Let’s be clear: Without plants, we simply would not exist. Plants convert the sun’s light into energy we used every day when we consume food. Even […]
August 5, 2015

How to Handle Difficult Conversations

References: Bowdon, T. (2007). 50 psychology classics who we are, how we think, what we do: Insight and inspiration from 50 key books. London: Nicholas Brealey […]
July 29, 2015

Female and Male Brains: What Does Science have to Say?

Throughout human history, a widespread belief has been that differences exist between the sexes. In the mid-twentieth century, however, various political and social movements sought to […]
July 21, 2015

Lateral Thinking: An Approach to Creativity

Achieving Insight through ‘Lateral Thinking’ When a person thinks of “lateral thinking,” one name may come to mind: Edward de Bono. In the 1960s, in the era […]
July 14, 2015

The Psychology of Mass Movements

In 1951, a virtually unknown dock laborer in San Francisco published a book that would have a wide-ranging impact in psychology, politics and philosophy. That book […]
July 6, 2015

4 Simple Steps to Improved Social Skills

Developing Good ‘People Skills’ Whether dealing with co-workers, family members, friends or any other conceivable group of people, communicating well—or, having strong “people skills”—does seem to […]
June 30, 2015

Boosting Your Self-Esteem

The concept of self-esteem remains cloudy: some individuals seem not to have enough while others have so much that it may resemble something more like narcissism. […]