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How to Find a Career Niche

If you’re an expert at something, you’ll feel better about yourself, make a more significant contribution, and perhaps make more money. But in what vocation should you become an expert? My Psychology Today article today offers an approach.

Developing an Easy Smile

We tend to like people with an easy smile. That comes naturally to some people, but my Psychology Today article today might help you acquire one.

Curbing Gluttony

Gluttony is understandable. Even though it’s unhealthy and hurts appearance, it’s a pleasure that's available to all and on-demand.

Yet few gluttons feel good about their habit. The problem is that curbing it is simple but not easy. My Psychology Today article today offers tips.

Performing as a Tool for Personal Growth

You’re shy or bombastic, too laid-back or too fast paced.

Of course, it’s very difficult to change your core personality, but if you’d like to try tweaking it or adding a persona to your toolkit, one approach is to perform. Why? When we perform, the stakes feel high so we tend to get unusually engaged, as when we focus more when taking a test compared with when just studying the material.

My Psychology Today article today suggests how you might use performing as a tool for personal growth.

Do It While You Can: 17 ideas for encore activities

It has oft been said that tomorrow is promised to no one. Here is a corollary: Do it while you can. My Psychology Today article today offers 17 composite examples you might consider. Or better, use them to evoke your own ideas.

How Good a Communicator at You: a 14-question self-assessment

Most people think of themselves as good communicators. After all, we can all talk. But how good are we actually? My Psychology Today article today offers a 14-question self-assessment.

Amplifying Your Idea: Making the most of what you’ve come up with

You’ve probably come up with at least one idea that you wish had more impact. Perhaps one or more of the suggestions I offer in my Psychology Today article today will help.

Talking with Your Child About School or College

Do you have a hands-folded child, ever quietly engaged in school except when shooting their hand up in response to the teacher’s question? Does your child eagerly do homework, including the extra credit?

Then my article today in Psychology Today isn’t for you. It’s for parents whose child is more likely to say, “This homework is stupid,” or “I hate school!”

If offer two sample dialogues. The first embeds common complaints about school. The second dialogue addresses a common issue faced by parents of a college-bound teen. I Intersperse undergirding principles.

Thoughts at My 71st Birthday: Advice to myself and perhaps others

Birthdays can be a time for reflection, especially as we get older. My Psychology Today article today offers my thoughts that might be of value to you, my readers.

Talking With Your Child About Death and Dying

What should you say to your child about death and dying? For 3 situations, my Psychology Today article today offers sample wordings and underlying thoughts and principles.