Are you standing in the way of your own success?
Have you ever punched yourself in the eye before taking a vision test? No? That�s good�most people haven�t. However, do the following situations sound familiar? You have to give an…
Let�s take a walk down memory lane
When citizens of Chicago were asked to share their favorite memories in a video tribute to the city, they fondly thought back to the good old days, eyes glazed and…
Why smart people do dumb things
A Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Over 1,200 research papers and books. Ranked the 16th most important scientist of all time. And yet for decades, against all available evidence, Linus Pauling…
What it takes to stick to your resolutions
Anna had wanted to run a marathon her whole life. But she could never find the courage and energy to pursue it. She tried signing up for half-marathons, to help…
Truths and myths about habit formation
Have you ever tried to eat healthier, exercise more, keep a tidier home, save more money, or practice positive thinking? Ever fail to keep it up? If so, it wasn�t…
Keep future events in perspective by remembering that they’ll fade into the past
�Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.� -S�ren Kierkegaard How is the future different from the past? Ask a physicist, and they might tell you…
Why everyone thinks the media is biased against them
During the American presidential election of 2004, there were a lot of news stories about the candidates to keep track of. John Kerry�s status as a war hero was questioned,…
How the world treats beautiful people
�Attractiveness is the E-ZPass through life,� one saying goes. �Don�t hate me because I�m beautiful,� implores another. Turns out both sayings have some truth to them. Either way, the evidence…
Life�s most stressful events
Stress is your physical and psychological response to the perception that the events in your life exceed your ability to cope with them. It�s also an unpleasant emotional state�one that�s…
The tension between accurate and overly positive views of the self
How well do you know yourself, and how accurate is your perception of your own abilities? Most of us would say we�re fairly accurate judges of ourselves. Intuitively, we feel…