PowerBars. That’s what did me in. A few protein-packed energy bars on a shelf actually triggered that ugly scene at our local market. The one where I abandoned the cart of groceries... Read more »
Part of living means we will make mistakes and drop the ball from time to time. Things won’t work out as planned, and we will come up short on something we worked... Read more »
Many singles have acquaintances they would have considered potential romantic prospects if they were available. If this acquaintance suddenly becomes single, the question becomes what approach is appropriate under the circumstances. Fortunately,... Read more »
As a personality psychologist, I am occasionally approached for advice on how to build a new app or platform for bringing people together. Once, it was students who wanted to create an... Read more »
The Lindsay Clancy case recently ended in a mistrial where 11 jurors believed that she should be acquitted due to insanity based on the defense of postpartum psychosis. Therefore, with the jury... Read more »
In late June 2026, we held the 18th Naturalistic Decision-Making (NDM) conference and celebrated the 40th anniversary of the movement. One question came up about how the NDM movement got started. Here... Read more »
A breakup can feel completely different depending on how you’re wired for closeness. You might cry for a week and then find your footing again. You might not be able to stop... Read more »
Co-authored by Martha Sweezy and Roberta Omin Imagine you are a therapy client arriving for a session. You watch your therapist walk across the room with a limp. He seems to be... Read more »
Psychologists define risk tolerance as a relatively stable characteristic, reflecting core personality traits. Risk tolerance is, nonetheless, subject to change, as individuals age, respond to recent events set in the context of... Read more »
Being single in the U.S. seems to be steadily on the rise since 2020. About 41 percent of U.S. adults aged 18 to 29 are single. About 51 percent of men under... Read more »