President Donald Trump, by executive order, has changed the language used by the federal government from “Artificial Intelligence” to “Super Intelligence.” On the surface, this may seem like just a change in... Read more »
What is “willpower”? Why is it so difficult to overcome certain problems or attain one’s personal goals through the assertion of willpower? What makes it so challenging, for instance, to lose weight,... Read more »
Envy may be humanity’s oldest flaw. In the Judeo-Christian creation story, Cain kills Abel after God favors Abel’s offering. Whether or not one reads the story literally, it captures something psychologically ancient:... Read more »
I recently had a session with a client who came in to work on her fear of flying. We started taking the fear apart, and within half an hour it was clear... Read more »
I have a problem with resilience. Or rather, a problem with the [mostly] Gen X notion that Gen Z need more of it. Being an adolescent or young adult is tough, and... Read more »
Though the phenomenon of evil has, with few exceptions (see, for example, Jung, May, Milgram, Fromm, Frankl, Lifton, Peck, Becker, Diamond, Baumeister, and Zimbardo among many others) been for the most part... Read more »
Most parents think they are solving anxiety by answering each question thoroughly and carefully. But each reassurance becomes a “tiny rep” in the overthinking gym. The child’s brain learns that uncertainty is... Read more »
When obeying those moral laws that we could consistently and rationally will as universal laws, we are following the so-called Categorical Imperative, which might be re-stated as, “Always act such that the... Read more »
Most people are remarkably skilled at psychological distancing. We tell ourselves that certain issues belong to someone else—a parent’s health habits, a sibling‘s debt, a friend’s addiction, a coworker’s burnout, or even... Read more »
I’m a mom. And I’ve been exhausted for years. Not just from the physical caregiving work—though that’s real—but also from the nonstop pressure to manage emotions and futures, with the uneasy sense... Read more »