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Always Think Cosmically

Ups and Downs: A Look at Bipolar Disorder

In some recent PsychologyToday.com articles, I've embedded diagnostic and treatment information on common mental disorders in a short-short story.  

Today's offering is about a 30-year old with bipolar disorder, which afflicts 5.7 million Americans.

Where to Spend Your Time

A Piano Tuner's Tempo: Romancing an Introvert

As regular readers of my work know, in my PsychologyToday blog, I've been experimenting with trying to embed psychological profiles into very short stories. Today's is about romancing an introvert.

Use Your Best Skill More Often

The "Wild Man": A Man Who Decided to Be Radically Honest

In my PsychologyToday.com article today, I tell a short-short story about a man who, diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer, decides to be radically honest in service of the world. Was it a good idea? I'm not sure.

Terror: A short-short story about a person with generalized anxiety disorder

In some of my PsychologyToday.com articles, I've embedded information about mental disorders and their treatment in a very short story. Today's effort focuses of generalized anxiety disorder.

It's easy to be liked...but is it worth the price?

The Un-MBA

I have helped many clients to become successfully self-employed. I see such a discordance between the principles of starting and running a business taught in business school and what I've seen work in the real world.

In my PsychologyToday.com article today, I explain why core principles taught in MBA programs usually don't work in the real world...and what does. 

A Reason So Few People Change Their Minds