elationships are important. Like, more-important-than-Vitamin-C important. Scurvy is no fun but a lack of relationships might kill you faster. From The Relationship Cure: A study of people living in Alameda County, California, for example, showed that people who had close friendships and marriages lived longer than those who didn’t. This…
motional Intelligence. Another "it" theory of the moment. The media's panacea of the week. Another great thing we all need -- that nobody seems to be able to clearly define. I swear I'm going to do a book of psychology buzzword mad libs ("My mindful grit is emotionally intelligent due…
e'd all like to have more money. (That stuff is really useful, ain't it?) Being worried about makin' the bacon can end your marriage, skyrocket your blood pressure, and even cause your brain to malfunction. From Dollars and Sense: How We Misthink Money and How to Spend Smarter: Money is…
s that difficult someone driving you up the wall? What's the best way to handle impossible people? I've broken down the research on how to handle narcissists, borderlines, psychopaths and other “cluster B” troublemakers, and the primary answer is always the same: Run. Get outta there. No contact. Personality disorders…
just wanted to let you know my first book is now a Wall bestseller! Do you want to have better relationships? Well, you should definitely take some advice from... the Stoics. I know, it sounds weird. Most people think of the Stoics as being emotionless -- not exactly good examples for how to handle relationships. But that's a myth. The ancient Stoics were big on virtue,…
just wanted to let you know my first book is now a Wall bestseller! Everybody would love to have an amazing relationship. But most of the advice you get isn't from real experts. Whaddya say we just go ahead and fix that? Albert Ellis was quite a character. He was controversial. Outspoken. A bit of a rebel. In fact, the book he’s most famous for was titled: How…
hey're asking you for something. And you feel like if you say no, they're going to hate you. So you're tempted to say yes, even though you don't want to. Ever been there? We all have. But if you say yes, you're going to be frustrated with yourself. And you'll…
ey yell. They threaten. You thought you left them behind when you graduated from school but turns out adulthood has no shortage of bullies. Since age 4 you've received a lot of different advice on how to deal with them. It was well-intentioned but often contradictory: "fight back" or "just give them what they want and they'll go away." Neither really fixes the problem. So what actually works? What won't make you a doormat or turn you into a bully yourself? Well, we've…
I want to subscribe!