Innovation Begins with Perspective Shifts
There are too many books, articles, and websites to keep track of the greatest innovators in the world. Meet the thought leaders you really need to know. read more
View Article5 Tips to Becoming a Killer Scientist Who Changes the World
The secrets to being a high impact scientist. To be shared by scientists, professors, educators, and students. Especially graduate students and anyone who wants to go to graduate school.read more
View ArticleTimeless Wisdom and Intrigue from Nine Books of 2012
Hidden universes that you need to traverse in 2013. A book buying guide for the next few months of your life. Seven non-fiction books and two fiction books that will rock your world.read more
View ArticleIntroducing a New Psychological Strength: Time Shepherds
Want access to new ideas to end the trite and appallingly boring rehashed discussions about mindfulness? Want to learn about a new character strength that I refer to as Time Shepherding? Then read...
View ArticleTwo Strengths that Together, Reduce the Risk of Suicidality
Brand new research on resilience. What two strengths in combination decrease the risk of suicidal thoughts and behaviors? read more
View ArticleSometimes Race and Sex Don't Matter
Despite benevolent intentions, psychology often promotes racism, among other -isms.read more
View ArticleThe Benign Evil of Holiday Family Photo Spread Mailings
kids, adult friendships, triscuits, and the meaning of life all rolled together into a single burrito of wisdomread more
View ArticleWhy are Deepak Chopra & EMDR Important for Science and Life?
Pseudoscience wastes time and resources and leads to public skepticism of science. If you care about your health and that of people suffering from psychological problems, read on. This is a battle that...
View Article5 Psychological Studies that Require a Second Look
Lessons learned from some of the psychological research in my laboratory. Not all published studies are equal in their contribution. Some studies should raise skepticism instead of confidence. This is...
View ArticleWhat Causes Depression? Myths About Chemical Imbalances
A new look at depression: challenging the chemical imbalance model of depression.read more
View ArticleTen Unwritten Rules for Success in Graduate School
A successful mentor relationship in graduate school is one of the keys to success. But how can you make this happen? In this blog post I offer 10 bits of wisdom from several scientists in the field who...
View ArticleWhat Is Sexually "Normal?" Rethinking Pain and Pleasure
Recent research suggests that what is considered sexually normal is more varied and sophisticated than what is being discussed by writers, journalists, and psychologists. Take a voyage through the...
View ArticleWhat Does Your Musical Taste Say About You?
New research suggests that our musical preferences offers a window into our personality. Whats on your smartphone? The Jesus Lizard? Coltrane? Huey Lewis and the News? Bob Dylan? Led Zeppelin?...
View ArticleWhy Do People Kill Themselves? New Warning Signs
For decades, scientists have been trying to understand and predict who is going to go beyond talking about death to actually killing themselves. Here are a few predictors that might help us all in...
View ArticleWhat Is the Simplest Strategy to Increase Your Well-Being?
There are dozens of strategies being tested and written about for how to increase your well-being. What is given minimal attention is effort and efficiency. Can eating ice cream be as good as...
View ArticleHow Can a 16-Hour Day Be Optimized For Maximum Happiness?
Scientists have been conducting moment-to-moment analyses of thousands of working adults. From this, they recently constructed the perfect schedule for a 16-hour day…to be happy. Compare your typical...
View Article16 Ways to Motivate Anyone
You are going to assert your values whether they make you happy or miserable. So will your kids. So will your employees. Here are 16 different desires that motivate people to take action. Once you...
View ArticleThe Cost of Defining Yourself as an Introvert or Extrovert
You know less than you think you know about introversion and extroversion. You have been trained to choose one or the other, or more recently, you might have read about ambiverts. I offer a close look...
View ArticleThree Reasons Why Revenge Is Okay and Forgiveness Is Easy
In the aftermath of terrorism, killings, and suicide, the act of forgiveness can seem superhuman. We glamorize parents who can forgive someone who can kill their child. While we should honor this...
View ArticleForgiveness: How Much Responsibility Does the Victim Have?
When we are unable to distinguish the causes and consequences of forgiveness, happiness, creativity, and other abstract, beautiful concepts, we are unable to understand them. If we are unable to...
View Article11 Reasons that Combat Veterans With PTSD Are Being Harmed
I believe PTSD is a real psychiatric disorder and that veterans who suffer from it deserve all the appropriate treatment and safety net help that they need. That said, current Veterans Administration...
View ArticleA Secret Weapon in Preventing Anxiety and Depression
What have we learned in the past 5 years to better understand who develops and ends up being resilient to anxiety disorders? substance use disorders? read more
View ArticleWhat Makes a Great Public Speaker?
Lessons on how to be a great public speaker and what crushes the spirits, dreams, and souls of an audience who give the gift of undivided attentionread more
View ArticleThe DSM: 4 Mindless Benefits & 1 Mindful Benefit
Therapists and health professionals have granted the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) unprecedented power. This book offers the definitions as to whether or not you will be...
View ArticleThe Secrets of Well-Being from Deepak Chopra & Charles Koch
What I learned about well-being from conversations with members of the Deepak Chopra Foundation and the Charles Koch Institute in the same week.read more
View ArticleThree Benefits of Gratitude and the Neglected, Sweet Pain
one big problem with the science of gratitude. Researchers have ignored the fear, embarrassment, and sadness that often accompany the expression of gratitude to another person.read more
View Article10 Mind-blowing Books from 2014
Every year I post the top 10 books that I digested for the year. This was the best year of reading that I can remember. Expect to find a few that are off the beaten path. enjoy!read more
View Article7 Tips for Applying to a Psychology PhD Program
the unwritten, behind the scenes wisdom for getting into graduate school. share these tips with anyone you know applying to a PhD program in (clinical) psychology.read more
View ArticleWhich of 10 Psychological Strengths Is Most Valuable?
What if we put 10 psychological characteristics that have been previously linked to well-being in direct competition? which would win? Check out this "in press" research study that has yet to be...
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