To paraphrase Ram Dass, a former clinical psychologist I greatly admire: If you think you’re a reasonable, well-balanced person, try spending a week with your family. To maximize family bonding this holiday season, and to minimize acts of family warfare, keep the following tips in mind when next you sit down between Crazy Uncle Hank […]
What is the Organizing Principle of Your Life?
It’s hard to get ahead if you don’t know where you are heading. There’s a difference between driving somewhere in particular, and just driving. Wondering where to start in defining the Organizing Principle of your life? We have compiled four key steps… 1. Decide What Really Matters For your life to have deep and […]
Why Rush Hour Traffic Makes You Fat
You’ve probably heard the expression, “Holding on to anger is like drinking a cup of poison and expecting the other person to die.” By that same token, Holding on to stress is like eating a bacon-cheeseburger with a side of donuts and waiting on cardiovascular disease. Fight or Flight In our distant evolutionary past, we […]
Does Having Children Increase Marital Satisfaction?
Not usually. The majority of studies indicate that marital satisfaction significantly declines for most couples after having children. This is truer for women than men. In Dr. John Gottman’s well-known research at the University of Washington, 67% of women reported declining satisfaction with their marriage after having children (Journal of Family Psychology, 14, 59-70). Although […]
What Arthur Brooks Can Teach Us About Happiness
Happiness Research An acquaintance of mine recently sent me a link to a very interesting video clip. In this clip, Arthur Brooks, president of the American Enterprise Institute, summarizes the last four decades of research regarding happiness. Among the many fascinating tidbits Mr. Brooks shares, one especially grabbed my attention. He described a study examining […]
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