Psychological Immunity
"According to a growing body of research, the brain has a remarkable capacity to make the best of bad events: when we encounter negative situations we subconsciously activate what is…
MY LIFE
Starring YOU Directed by YOU with Screenplay by YOU We use many different metaphors for the living our lives: Weaving a tapestry (it has a larger pattern that emerges over…
Building Better Behavior
A college student who was finishing an elective course in philosophy wrote a letter to her professor, giving it to him as she left class on the last day. In…
Rewiring Circuits in My Super Secret Laboratory
When we feel like someone is trolling us, pushing our buttons, or getting under our skin, we generally stop responding and start reacting. When that happens, we have let go…
Growth is Self-Sustaining
Picture a Slinky doing its thing down a flight of stairs. If you start it right and conditions are good, the Slinky will go from the top step to the…
Optimal Growth: My Choice, My Plan
In order to grow, we need to step outside our comfort zone. It's called a "comfort zone" for a reason: we feel comfort when we're there.