Mindset

I’ve come to realize that smart people are very good at creating super persuasive arguments for why they shouldn’t do the thing they fear doing. This past week, I’ve worked ...

You might enjoy skiing or hiking. But do you feel at home in the mountains? Do you feel ...

Sleep and smarts go together like rest and relaxation. But can too much sleep put your memory at ...

I have personal dissatisfactions, and I'd be willing to bet everyone reading this does, too. The more I ...

I was talking with a friend yesterday who is going through a very hard time, and of all ...

In an 1895 speech, Booker T. Washington shared this parable about a ship lost at sea and dangerously out of ...

I was talking with a group of people in my Sea Change Program who had success with some difficult habits ...

Most of the issues I see in my psychotherapy practice are gender-neutral; they affect men and women, for ...

Willpower is the ability to tolerate an uncomfortable situation in pursuit of a goal. Many turn to this ...

There’s something profoundly disturbing going on in our culture right now. Well, truth be told, there are a ...

I’ve recently reminded myself of the value of dedicating some time to just clearing things out. It’s a ...

For most parents, to say the COVID-19 pandemic has been stressful would be a dramatic understatement. The combination ...

It’s one of the great ironies of the modern age: We’re a culture obsessed with staying slim, yet ...

One of the most powerful switches I ever made was switching up my self perception, the identity I ...

What do people need to be happy? In the new Peacock original series "Brave New World," as well ...

It’s official: COVID-19 has left us sick with worry and increasingly despondent, and our youngest adults—ages 18 to ...

I remember the day I decided to pivot.  It was right after the pandemic was announced and we ...

Have you ever felt overwhelmed? We all have at some point in our lives, especially when we’re faced ...

In the novel "Lord of the Flies," a group of young boys are shipwrecked on an island and ...

Ava wanted to tell her husband about a troubling and upsetting argument she’d had with her sister. She ...

Pain and depression can create a cyclical experience that is difficult to escape. Many studies have confirmed that ...

Thinking about skipping your workout because of a flat mood? If you're upset, depressed, or anxious, a recent ...

We know we shouldn’t compare our lives to the lives of “more successful” people because when we do, ...

For years, researchers have known that everyone benefits from socialization—regardless of age or gender. We've all seen the ...

We often reject the experience in front of us. It’s usually out of habit. We may dislike the discomfort ...

Peripheral artery disease (PAD) can be a painful and risky ordeal. It results from plaque in the arteries ...

The other day, I was on a call with the leader of a manufacturing company and he was ...