Which is the Best Choice? The situation described below is a bit like a Zen Koan – it challenges...
Procrastinating to Get Things Done
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Do you consider yourself a procrastinator? Undoubtedly, many of us have procrastinated on some project or task at some...
That’s What I Thought
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A friend of mine recently visited her mother in a nursing home. But her mother didn’t recognize her. Her...
What Prevents You from Appreciating Your Partner (and a lot of other people)? Hint: It has to do with gorillas
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Are you familiar with the “invisible gorilla” experiment? A group of people were asked to pass basketballs back and...
Rolling Your Eyes in a Relationship — Felony or Misdemeanor (Audio)
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(Audio Podcast – 5 min.) Most of us realize that there’s no right and wrong when it comes to...
Directional Vows — Devoting Yourself to Change
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Are you ready to write your vows? Not marriage vows – directional vows. This is a vow (or vows)...
Media Multitasking Tied to Anxiety, Depression
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In a recent study at Michigan State University researchers found that “media multitasking” (using multiple forms of media at...
Teenage gratitude = more happiness & hope, less drug abuse and depression
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A four year study showed that grateful teens are more likely than their less grateful peers to be happy,...
