In Western culture, we tend to emphasize and be rewarded for being vocal about our accomplishments and success. We also tend to present our ideal self (guilty!) on social media and social relationships. This may be particularly a problem for young people where the...
Researchers and writers like myself have brought attention the damage that “toxic” and self-serving leaders have done in organizations and institutions and how they can spread like a virus. Unfortunately we all too often see examples of this today. It doesn’t discount...
For decades, Maslow’s hierarchy of needs has dominated the public understanding of what motivates us to get the most out of our working hours, but the ongoing work of psychological scientists suggests that it may be time to give the pyramid a more modern look – or to...
Here’s a great summary in BPS Research Digest by Christian Jarret at the British Psychological Society. Jarret says “As human beings, there’s no avoiding feeling sad – as R.E.M. put it “everybody cries, and everybody hurts sometimes”. We...
Celebrities pervade American culture and many people are obsessed with them. Magazines glamorize them. The public envies them. Celebrities –whether it’s movie stars, professional athletes or billionaires–dominate social discourse. Never has America been...
Concerns are still being raised by many mental health professionals regarding how boys are raised in America. I also have some personal perspectives on the issue, having raised, with my wife, three sons, helping an informally adopted a fourth, and...
