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What I Actually Use From 12 Classic Self-Help Books

Books offer lots of takeaways. Most important is what we use continually. I have read each of these books long ago. My Psychology Today article today lists the takeaways, that for me, have had staying power.

A Powerful Approach to Problem Solving

On my NPR-San Francisco show, listeners would call in with a problem and, in a few minutes, I had to come up with an approach that we both felt good about.

Over the years, I refined the approach and use it today with my clients, friends, and myself. It may be of value to you. I describe it in my Psychology Today article today.

My Favorite Recent Articles

 I write daily in Psychology Today. Here are recent favorites:

The World’s Shortest Course on How to Do Life
How to Reinvigorate Your Curiosity
Current Reactions to 18 Ancient Proverbs
The Case for Radical Honesty
7 Quotations That Are Pretty Tough on Education
The Asymptote Effect
Are You Thinking About Disengaging From Life?

Musings on Rembrandt's St. Matthew and the Angel: On thinking, aging, and wisdom

My Medium.com article today offers thoughts about my favorite painting, Rembrandt's St. Matthew Inspired by an Angel.

We Need the Next Aaron Beck: Psychotherapy is long past due for a breakthrough

Aaron Beck, father of cognitive-behavioral therapy, just died at the admirable age of 100.  My Psychology Today article today discusses how cognitive-behavioral therapy deservedly has largely replaced Freudian psychoanalysis but that we're long past due for another breakthrough in therapy.

The World’s Shortest Course in How to Do Life: Advice on 26 of life's biggest decisions . . . most in 25 words or less.

For each of 26 of life’s major decisions, my Psychology Today article today offers advice, most in 25 words or less.

The Museum of You: An exercise that can provide insight into yourself

We may think about our most memorable experiences but less often about memorable objects. Those can illuminate who we were and perhaps are.

What would the Museum of You include? My Psychology Today article today helps you do it.

Living Simplified:At work, outside work, spending, saving, and more

Many people would like life to be easier. less complicated and stressful. My Psychology Today article today offers some ideas.

The Power of Mirroring

We all like people who are like us. So, it’s no surprise that mirroring our conversation partner’s behavior will both make them like us more and be open to our ideas.

Indeed, we all want to persuade, whether it’s to watch the movie we want, close that customer or donor, or get that no-longer special someone out of our life.

Of course, you don’t want to be a phony, but there’s a big difference between being phony and being adaptable. Only the self-absorbed act the same way with everyone. So, My Psychology Today article today offers ways in which we can flex to be more in sync with our conversation partners.

The Half-Hour Autobiography

 The half-hour autobiography is an activity that can inform your next steps forward. My Psychology Today article today describes how to do it with an example.