A friend of mine recently visited her mother in a nursing home. But her mother didn’t recognize her. Her...
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What Prevents You from Appreciating Your Partner (and a lot of other people)? Hint: It has to do with gorillas
Are you familiar with the “invisible gorilla” experiment? A group of people were asked to pass basketballs back and...
It’s All About Grace
Walking to Wayside today, I came across a man who had spent the night out on the footpath. There...
Media Multitasking Tied to Anxiety, Depression
In a recent study at Michigan State University researchers found that “media multitasking” (using multiple forms of media at...
Stressed and Overwhelmed Syndrome (SOS): Life Beyond the ToDo List
Purpose comes in all sizes. There is the small, momentary purpose which we encounter throughout the day, like when...
Curiosity (Video)
At the 20th anniversary conference of the ToDo Institute I gave a keynote presentation called, “How to Escape from...
More Fitness — Less Minutes
Exercise is a kind of miracle drug that doesn’t come in a pill. I often write about the extensive...
Rx for Holiday Depression: Coping with the Ups and Downs of the Holiday Season
In an ideal world, the holiday season would be a universal time of good cheer. But in the real...