Drinking Your Own Kool-aid: The Psychology of Hyping Yourself Up
New Yorkers tend to be a tad bit on the jaded side. Seen that. Been there. Done that. When superstorm Sandy hit, it was a bit…
Read articleLittle Feet and the Trajectory of our Lives
In my facebook newsfeed this past week was a friend’s photo of baby socks she had just purchased as she enters her eight month of pregnancy.…
Read articleWill Psychologists Go the Way of the Cowboy?
Singer Paula Cole asked “where have all the cowboys gone?”, disillusioned that things are not what they had seemed to be at first. Where is my…
Read articleRisk-Taking as a Way of Life: What’s in your New Orleans Gumbo?
As far as I can remember I have been allergic to shellfish. One touch to my lips and I swell up like Kim Kardashian. Ok. Not…
Read articleThe Psychology of a House of Horrors in one’s Neighborhood
After I checked into my hotel, I rode up the elevator not really noticing who else was in the elevator with me besides my work colleagues.…
Read articleHappy Birthday to Me: Thanks Mom
About eight years ago a colleague of mine told me of a special gesture he used to do for his wife on her birthday. He would…
Read articleWhat’s your name again? The psychology of and power behind remembering names
Zsa Zsa Gabor once said, “I call everyone ‘Darling’ because I can’t remember their name”. More likely she had a paid assistant to remember them for…
Read articleThe Psychology of Digging Out the Workplace Weeds
I most definitely do not have a green thumb. I am allergic to grass, ragweed and numerous pollens. I’m a creature of the urban jungle. Concrete…
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