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Gutting succumbs to an old stereotype: believing that there is a bright line between "hard" natural sciences -- which produce real information -- and "soft" social sciences, which do not.
Who, I would like to know, can resist wanting to feel appreciated and adored in an authentic way?
The difference between feeling obligated and burdened and free and happy in life, is the realization that life is about choices.
I've learned not to think there's always a right and wrong course of action immediately evident. It can be important to observe and explore one's thoughts and feelings around a moral decision -- however big or small.
As entertaining as these movies can be, what are the effects these stereotypes of men have on the young guys growing up watching them?
We are learning that people are motivated to assert their values. So if you want to motivate someone -- a loved one, a student, or employees -- you would be wise to focus on what they care about.
People often become totally irrational during a divorce.
Anders Breivik claims to be part of a broader network called the Knights Templar, but police have not located any other members. If they did, would his actions appear less pathological? Would he then be seen as part of an organization rather than a madman?
By developing from within, you can reverse the happiness formula and change your reality. You can create greater happiness. It's all about paying attention to your internal experience.
EFT involves techniques that combines exposure, cognitive restructuring, waking hypnosis, and physical relaxation while tapping on a sequence of pressure points and repeating key phrases out loud.
I'm using a part of this holiday coming up to remind myself about how going through tough feelings can be a much more grounded and sane way of resolving conflict than gliding above it all.
In these final years of our restless 20's, we're wrestling with some big ticket items -- getting married, finding better jobs, moving, settling down, having kids.
Being abused as a child is unfortunate but does not doom one to add chapters onto the history of abuse if the pattern and logic of abusive behavior can be recognized and presented to the abuser and/or victim.
Wherever you stand, near or far from the coast, it's good to dig in your toes with the push and pull of life. Notice the waves or whether the surface of the water is calm.
There's someone in every family and group of friends who always has a joke ready for any situation. Being able to see the funny moments in any situation can be a great quality, but sometimes the laughter is really meant to cover deep negative emotions.
What an easier time we would have if we felt we had permission to be real with ourselves and each other.
Here are five ways that Jobs changed the way we think about presentations, and how you can improve yours by following Jobs's lead.
The concept of fairness is a moral value. Why are discussions of issues like gay marriage turned into moral issues? According to a new study, the psychological value of creating a moral issue is that it gives people a legitimate reason to have an opinion on an issue.
I feel an electric charge, like I am John Travolta walking down that hall, not a scared 13-year-old girl. I make it to my locker with a little smile on my face, and start twirling the combination to the lock. "I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm Stayin' Alive."
Instead of forging the impression of experience, I'd rather we turn the tables and use our inexperience as an advantage in the organizations we work for and the companies we start. In other words, we need to start playing to our strengths.
