Sometimes the sex is incredible even when the relationship is a mess. Research may help explain why the two can go together. Source link Read more »
Imagine something wonderful just happened. You got the job you’d been circling for years. Or the acceptance letter arrived from your dream school. By any measure, this should be a good day.... Read more »
As a kid, did you have a good dad or a bad dad? Is the answer that simple? I learned about my father’s passing many months after his death, when a surrogate... Read more »
The dose makes the poison. —Paracelsus, 1538 There are only a few molecules that humans consume that are both a nutrient and a drug. Coffee and alcohol are two excellent examples. The... Read more »
Iconic comedian Phyllis Diller’s comedy centered around her relationship with her fictional husband, Fang. Included among the many pearls of wisdom she shared as a key to her successful marriage was, “We... Read more »
Negative reinforcement is a frequently misused term that diminishes its value as a powerful tool for behavior change. You may be puzzled by the claim that negative reinforcement is actually a good... Read more »
THE KEY DISCOVERIES The 11% Factor: While most believe negative emotions are purely harmful, 11% of studied work scenarios showed that these feelings directly produced beneficial outcomes like increased effort and better... Read more »
Stop viewing your phone as a “mood fixer.” Recognize it as a distraction that might be delaying your emotional recovery rather than helping it. THE KEY DISCOVERIES Massive Data Set: Researchers analyzed... Read more »
Author’s Note: Right now a great many people are trying to comply with their New Year’s resolutions. Many of them will rely on rewards of some sort to motivate themselves, never realizing... Read more »
In part one of this series, I described an experience in which my daughter had accomplished something really big, and how I’d done a thousand and one things to support and celebrate... Read more »