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Are People a Minefield?

We can relax around some people even if they're veritable strangers...but not with others. They're mines ready to explode if you don't say what they want to hear.  

In my PsychologyToday.com article today, I offer examples of the accelerating problem.

Beating The Odds: A commencement speech I may or may not get to give

A college president invited me to lunch yesterday to discuss the possibility of my giving a commencement address. We agreed  that a good topic would be "Beating the Odds."
Afterward, I decided to draft the address to give him an idea of what I'd say. I thought you too might find it of value so I posted it on PsychologyToday.com

Islands of Sanity: Escapes from the Maelstrom

Many people seem busier and more stressed than ever.In my PsychologyToday.com article today , I list a number of careers and recreations that are escapes from the maelstrom.

Having Trouble Finding a Good Job? Keeping a Good Job?

Know anyone who's having difficulty landing a good job? Or keeping one? Or afraid of losing their good job for fear they won't find one as good?

You're not alone. Indeed, many of my clients, colleagues, and friends struggle and worry.

And many feel inferior. After all, every month, the media trumpets the federal government's press release it titles,: "The Employment Situation."That title implies it provides a comprehensive picture of American employment.  Not exactly.

I explain why in my PsychologyToday.com article today. 

Musings on Using Animals in Medical Research

The American Psychological Association ranked Neal Miller the 8th most influential psychologist of the 20th century. 

I had the privilege of being his research assistant at the Rockefeller University on the first research to prove that biofeedback worked.

In that research, we used a number of research animals, and animal rights activists attacked Miller for that. Here was his response:

There is sacredness of all life. But where do we draw the line? That's the problem. Cats kill birds and mice. Dogs exploit other animals by killing and eating them. Humans have to draw the line somewhere in animal rights, or we're dead.

I'm not sure that would convince vegans but perhaps the expansion of his argument that I wrote in PsychologyToday.com today might:

Wise Words: 52 underused terms

In my PsychologyToday.com article today, I explain why each of 52 words should more often be used.

Subtle Distinctions: 32 pairs of words that aren't quite synonyms

Words matter. At least as a counselor, writer, and radio host,  I have to think so. In my PsychologyToday.com article today, I list 32 pairs of near synonyms and why I choose to use one or the other.

Subtle Distinctions: 28 pairs of words that aren't quite synonyms

Words matter. At least as a counselor, writer, and radio host,  I have to think so. In my PsychologyToday.com article today, I list 28 pairs of near synonyms and why I choose to use one or the other.

On a Quote by Albert Bandura: How job satisfaction improves family life.

Albert Bandura, whom the American Psychological Association rated the 4th most influential psychologist of the 20th century said that while we well know that a bad worklife than affect family life, we don't as much appreciate how a good worklife affects family. I explain the potency of his assertion in my PsychologyToday.com article today.

"Close the 30-Million Word Gap!" Another correlation/causation error?

Preeminent psychologist Stephen Pinker  and I question the latest magic pill for closing the achievement gap: "Close the 30-million word gap."

I explore that in my PsychologyToday.com article today.