Creativity

The Perfect Start to Your Daily Practice

By Eric R. Maisel Ph.D. on September 05, 2020 in Rethinking Mental Health

Whatever you want to get accomplished, whether that upgrading your personality, starting a new business, or practicing yoga, nothing helps more than mastering daily practice.

Whatever you want to get accomplished, whether that upgrading your personality, starting a new business, or practicing yoga, nothing helps more than mastering daily practice.

Relationships

Dating and Consent

By Leah Aguirre LCSW on September 05, 2020 in Modern Dating

Are you having a hard time navigating dating during COVID-19? Do you have a difficult time communicating your needs? Learn how to assert yourself and ask those tough questions.

Are you having a hard time navigating dating during COVID-19? Do you have a difficult time communicating your needs? Learn how to assert yourself and ask those tough questions.

Resilience

Examining Mental Health in Israel During COVID-19

By Jamie D. Aten Ph.D. on September 05, 2020 in Hope + Resilience

This pandemic has affected people's mental health in different ways. Here are some insights from research in Israel by Dr. Ephraim Shapiro.

This pandemic has affected people's mental health in different ways. Here are some insights from research in Israel by Dr. Ephraim Shapiro.

Intelligence

Adaptive Intelligence: What the World Needs Right Now

By Karin Sternberg, Ph.D., and Robert J. Sternberg, Ph.D. on September 05, 2020 in Successful Intelligence

High IQs may be driving humanity toward an early grave.

High IQs may be driving humanity toward an early grave.

Politics

Reasonably Polarized

By Kevin Dorst, Ph.D. on September 05, 2020 in Reasonably Polarized

We can't blame political polarization on irrationality. Instead, we must see it as due to rational causes. Here's how we can.

We can't blame political polarization on irrationality. Instead, we must see it as due to rational causes. Here's how we can.

Narcissism

Narcissist Chic: How to Spot Self-Focus Through Fashion

By Wendy L. Patrick, JD, Ph.D. on September 05, 2020 in Why Bad Looks Good

Can you tell a narcissist by his or her sense of style? The answer might surprise you.

Can you tell a narcissist by his or her sense of style? The answer might surprise you.

Child Development

Mother Love Used to Matter

By Darcia F. Narvaez Ph.D. on September 05, 2020 in Moral Landscapes

The “hunger for mothering experiences” affects infant physical as well as mental health.

The “hunger for mothering experiences” affects infant physical as well as mental health.

Happiness

The Secret Sauce That Sets Happy Couples Apart

By Bryan E. Robinson Ph.D. on September 05, 2020 in The Right Mindset

What is the secret sauce that happy couples use when they argue? And why a new study shows their brains are more satisfied under certain arguing conditions.

What is the secret sauce that happy couples use when they argue? And why a new study shows their brains are more satisfied under certain arguing conditions.

Self-Help

Book Review: "Friday Forward"

By Benjamin Hardy Ph.D. on September 05, 2020 in Quantum Leaps

This book is filled with 5-minute chapters that you can enjoy whenever you need a dose of inspiration.

This book is filled with 5-minute chapters that you can enjoy whenever you need a dose of inspiration.

Neuroscience

Large Study Reveals How Many People Are Left-Footed

By Sebastian Ocklenburg, Ph.D. on September 05, 2020 in The Asymmetric Brain

Previous studies have provided only rough estimates but a new large-scale study shows how many people really are left-footed.

Previous studies have provided only rough estimates but a new large-scale study shows how many people really are left-footed.

Aging

Can Artificial Intelligence Help Us to Age Better?

By Francine Toder Ph.D. on September 05, 2020 in Enhance Your Vintage Years

Is artificial intelligence an asset for the aging brain? Here are the pros and cons.

Is artificial intelligence an asset for the aging brain? Here are the pros and cons.

Addiction

Unlock Your Potential

By Benjamin Cheyette, M.D., and Sarah Cheyette M.D. on September 05, 2020 in 1-2-3-ADHD

Want to learn how to boss your screens around? Here are five simple tips using your own brain chemistry to put you in charge of your own dopamine regulation.

Want to learn how to boss your screens around? Here are five simple tips using your own brain chemistry to put you in charge of your own dopamine regulation.

Sex

Men Fake Orgasms Too

By Berit Brogaard D.M.Sci., Ph.D on September 04, 2020 in The Mysteries of Love

That women can feign orgasms is to some extent common knowledge. Less known is the fact that men fake it too.

That women can feign orgasms is to some extent common knowledge. Less known is the fact that men fake it too.

Work

Making Mentoring Work

By Marty Nemko Ph.D. on September 04, 2020 in How To Do Life

A simple but effective approach.

A simple but effective approach.

Education

What's It Like Teaching in a College Classroom During Covid?

By Liz Stillwaggon Swan PhD on September 04, 2020 in College Confidential

Have you been wondering about the college experience this fall? It's alive and well on our college campus, despite some necessary restrictions and creativity from all.

Have you been wondering about the college experience this fall? It's alive and well on our college campus, despite some necessary restrictions and creativity from all.

Resilience

Refuse to Be Resilient

By Dale Hartley MBA, Ph.D. on September 04, 2020 in Machiavellians: Gulling the Rubes

Resilience is coping with and enduring adversity. Why not gain strength and thrive?

Resilience is coping with and enduring adversity. Why not gain strength and thrive?

Happiness

Two Actions that Will Simplify Your Life

By Mica B. Estrada, Ph.D. on September 04, 2020 in Lead with Kindness

Sometimes we think simplifying our lives is hard, but actually, it can be easy. The key is to remember to do these two actions.

Sometimes we think simplifying our lives is hard, but actually, it can be easy. The key is to remember to do these two actions.

Health

Grandma Won't Die... This Year

By Kathleen Stassen Berger Ph.D. on September 04, 2020 in Grandmothering

Keep distancing, masking, and washing.

Keep distancing, masking, and washing.

Health

Basic Patterns of Dream Content

By Kelly Bulkeley Ph.D, on September 04, 2020 in Dreaming in the Digital Age

The more we know about the basic patterns of dreaming, the more we can gain helpful insights about people's mental and physical health.

The more we know about the basic patterns of dreaming, the more we can gain helpful insights about people's mental and physical health.

Behavioral Economics

“Deaths of Despair” Preceded Pandemic; What Will Follow?

By Louis Putterman Ph.D. on September 04, 2020 in The Good, The Bad, The Economy

Case and Deaton's "Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism" should not be overshadowed by COVID-19, a pandemic that adds to the pre-existing epidemic of needless deaths.

Case and Deaton's "Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism" should not be overshadowed by COVID-19, a pandemic that adds to the pre-existing epidemic of needless deaths.

Stress

Mortality Salience During a Pandemic

By Michael D. Matthews Ph.D. on September 04, 2020 in Head Strong

Hard times may bring out the best—or the worst—in us.

Hard times may bring out the best—or the worst—in us.

OCD

7 Tips to Beat Harm OCD

By Michael Stein Psy.D. on September 04, 2020 in Understanding the Anxious Mind

Are you tormented by intrusive OCD thoughts about hurting other people? Confronting these thoughts and the situations you're avoiding can help you overcome harm OCD. Here's how.

Are you tormented by intrusive OCD thoughts about hurting other people? Confronting these thoughts and the situations you're avoiding can help you overcome harm OCD. Here's how.

Relationships

3 Tips to Help You "Manage Your Manager"

By Victor Lipman on September 04, 2020 in Mind of the Manager

Effective "upward management" involves far more than "kissing up to your boss." Doing it well can boost your career.

Effective "upward management" involves far more than "kissing up to your boss." Doing it well can boost your career.

Aging

Our Time Sense is Confounded by Awareness of Impending Death

By Joseph Mazur Ph.D. on September 04, 2020 in The Speed of Life

Nearing the end of life is instrumental to one reason why we think time speeds up with age.

Nearing the end of life is instrumental to one reason why we think time speeds up with age.

Suicide

America Is Facing a Teen Suicide Pandemic

By Sandra M. Chafouleas, Ph.D. on September 04, 2020 in Promoting Student Well-Being

America's teenagers are dying by suicide at alarming rates. What needs to happen now?

America's teenagers are dying by suicide at alarming rates. What needs to happen now?

Creativity

The FAQs of Daily Practice

By Eric R. Maisel Ph.D. on September 04, 2020 in Rethinking Mental Health

Whatever you want to get accomplished—whether it's learning a new language or losing weight and keeping it off—nothing is more than mastering daily practice.

Whatever you want to get accomplished—whether it's learning a new language or losing weight and keeping it off—nothing is more than mastering daily practice.

Attachment

Fresh Findings Friday! Attachment, Well-Being, and Meaning

By Michael F Steger Ph.D. on September 04, 2020 in The Meaning in Life

In fraught political times, what helps immigrants in the U.S. achieve well-being?

In fraught political times, what helps immigrants in the U.S. achieve well-being?

Criminals have plenty of ideas of their own and are suggestible to what inflates their sense of power.