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Alice in America: Everything seems upside down

My op-ed: Alice in America. Everything seems upside down.

Why Many People Prefer Dogs to Humans

A number of people, including some famous ones, have admitted preferring dogs to humans. 

In my PsychologyToday.com article today, I quote some of them and explain why that preference may not be so irrational.

My Approach to Public Speaking

In my PsychologyToday.com article today, I offer the model for giving a talk has kept my clients and me in good stead.

Alice in America: Everything Seems Upside Down

From where I sit, America has turned upside down, like Alice's Wonderland. I make the case in my PsychologyToday.com article today.

The Hypochondriac: A Short-Short Story on the Limits of Honesty and Loyalty in Marriage

I worry about the how-to article's pontification and aridity. So in some recent PsychologyToday.com articles, I've genre-bended: I've attempted to embed a psychological issue within a short-short story, for example, Slick William and Average Jane. 

Today's offering explores the limits of honesty and loyalty in marriage. 

My Favorite New Thoughts About Work and Career

Every time I get what I believe is a fresh thought on living the life well-led, I archive it as a Twitter tweet. I have posted 3,400 tweets.

On PsychologyToday.com, I’ve posted a few sets of my favorites, HERE, HERE, and HERE.

Today, I offer 23 of my latest on work.

My Favorite New Thoughts

Every time I get what I believe is a fresh thought on my PsychologyToday.com's blog's theme--How to Do Life--I archive it as a Twitter tweet. I have posted 3,400 tweets.

There, I’ve posted a few sets of my favorites: HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE.

Today, I offer 25 of my latest on communication, education, genes, values, feelings, and pleasure.

The Psychology of Design: An interview with IDEO's Tom Kelley

Whether it’s a watch or a school, design is psychological. And all of us are designing things—whether our work space, kitchen countertop, or a party we’re thinking about throwing.

A world leader in bringing psychology to design is IDEO. A global survey by Boston Consulting Group ranked IDEO among the world’s most innovative companies. It is number 10 on Fast Company’s list of the Top 25 Most Innovative Companies, and has won more IDEA awards than any other design firm. In today’s PsychologyToday.com The Eminents interview, I talk with IDEO principal partner, Tom Kelley.

Difficult People at Work

Much of work’s frustrations come not from the work itself but from coworkers. My PsychologyToday.com article today attempts to help.

How Do You Really Want to Spend Your Birthday and Other Special Events

Many of us spend our birthdays and other events as society expects us to: special dinner, throw a party, etc. 

But if you didn't care what the norm was, what would you do? I ask you questions to help you explore that in my PsychologyToday.com article today.