Does Brain Imaging Make You Dumb?
There's no denying that the pictures used for brain imaging studies look cool. But do they actually tell us anything?
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Twelve Tips for Acting Like a True Friend
Gretchen Rubin | Posted 03.19.2008 | Living
Show up. Sometimes a friend wants you to show up someplace when you'd really rather not, like a wedding in Topeka. Recognize a command performance, and don't miss it.
White Guilt Not the Problem with Obama Surge
Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 03.17.2008 | Politics
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Race is still such a taboo subject that pricks so many fears and sensibilities, that the media and much of the public has given Obama a feather touch when it comes to a laser scrutiny of his past.
Quiz: How Mindful Are You?
Gretchen Rubin | Posted 03.12.2008 | Living
Mindfulness brings clarity and vividness to present experience. It can enhance a sense of well-being and calm troubled spirits.
Client 9: What was he Thinking?
Gary Marcus | Posted 03.11.2008 | Politics
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Spitzer's decision to take the risk was likely premeditated. This is not just a case of a man being led about his hormones, to the exclusion of the rest of his brain, but something more complicated.
Why Hurley Lives in a Different World From Sawyer, or Tony Soprano from Carmela: Situation Evocation
Gretchen Rubin | Posted 03.06.2008 | Living
In "situation evocation," we spark a response from people that reinforces a tendency we already have. This is a good example of how life isn't fair.
The Psychology of Hope: Why Obama's Words Are More Effective Than Hillary's
Bob Harris | Posted 02.27.2008 | Politics
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Never mind who the better candidate might be -- just looking closely at the ads and their language, is really it any wonder that Obama is winning?
Why Alicia Silverstone's "Dumbest Celeb Quote" actually gives profound insight into the nature of happiness.
Gretchen Rubin | Posted 02.19.2008 | Home
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I was in the physical therapist's office the other day (see the epiphany of Back Spasm) and reading the January edition of Readers' Digest. Drawing fr...
Mothers, Sons And Mysteries
Peggy Drexler | Posted 02.17.2008 | Living
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A friend told me that she asked her 13-year-old son what is the most important thing about being a boy. He said: "Taking care of others." She asked h...
Thirteen Tips for Dealing with a Really Lousy Day
Gretchen Rubin | Posted 02.06.2008 | Living
Whether a bad work or school evaluation, a potential crush who turns out not to be interested, a fight with your mother-in-law, a worrisome call from a doctor, lousy days take many forms.
My photographs make me happy, but they're also making me miserable.
Gretchen Rubin | Posted 01.11.2008 | Home
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One of my happiness-project resolutions is to Be a treasure house for happy memories. As part of this, I've been conscientiously maintaining our fam...
Two easy steps for improving your life, or, Why cleaning out your fridge could help you get a better job.
Gretchen Rubin | Posted 01.09.2008 | Home
There are two traps in happiness. The first trap is deciding to make a tiny change when a big change is needed. If you hate your job, figuring out a ...
Britney Spears Can Make Her Way Back to Stability and Real Self-Esteem
Keith Ablow | Posted 01.08.2008 | Living
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Britney should understand that psychiatric medication can be an extraordinary tool for healing, but that soul searching with the right guide is indispensible.
Twelve Tips to Avoid Seeming Like an Arrogant, Know-It-All Jerk
Gretchen Rubin | Posted 12.19.2007 | Living
Don't be a bore. It's pride to assume that others are as interested in the minutiae of your life as you are.
Timothy's Law - A Worrying Addition to a Trend
Alan Miller | Posted 12.13.2007 | Living
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Our therapeutic-minded culture is increasingly redefining every day human situations in to some variation of 'psychological trauma.'
Why I Don't "Disease" Depression
Bruce E. Levine | Posted 11.27.2007 | Living
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Instead of labeling depression as weakness or illness, we might better decrease depression by understanding it as a normal, albeit painful, human reaction.
Regaining Morale in the Age of Depression
Bruce E. Levine | Posted 11.13.2007 | Living
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I have been a clinical psychologist for more than two decades and have found that most of my fellow mental health professionals talk far less about morale than do people in athletics, business, the military, and many other walks of life.
A CAT-Scan of the Global Brain (Part 2)
Deepak Chopra | Posted 11.02.2007 | Home
When it first came into usage, "the global brain" seemed like only a metaphor. But the more we learn about how the human brain functions, the more con...
Giver's Greed: Charity's Worst Enemy
Justin Hudnall | Posted 11.01.2007 | Living
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Writing a check for medical supplies is so businesslike, while giving a teddy bear is warm and fuzzy. It makes the giver feel good, which is the problem: Giving is not supposed to be about the giver.
How Women Undermine Themselves and Their Girls
Joyce McFadden | Posted 10.31.2007 | Living
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Over the last 20 years as a psychologist, every single day I've practiced, I've heard women at odds with themselves due to some form of self-loathing.
Reading The Pictures: Craig, Wingnuts Quack Like A Duck -- For A Change
Michael Shaw | Posted 08.31.2007 | Media
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It's such a relief to me to see Senator Craig in these mug shots.
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