A few weeks back, I wrote an article called, “You Could Lose it All,” about confronting the risk of tremendous loss. Coincidentally, the week I wrote that article, my mother almost “lost it all” in a freak car accident on a stormy night. She was driving home from San Francisco to San Jose on a […]
Television is awesome. Compared to fifty years ago, there is such a diversity of programming that there is literally something on TV to appeal to just about everyone at almost every hour of the day. Not only does it serve as the perfect “idiot box,” the place to tune out the mind after a busy […]
People often ask me how I do everything that I do. Writer, blogger, teacher, father, spa industry leader . . . I wear many hats (and try to wear them well.) I usually don’t know how to respond when someone asks me what my secret is, but I think I’ve finally figured it out: I’m […]
It’s Valentine’s Day and love is in the air! I thought today would be a good day to explain why there is a heart in the middle of The Psychology of Wellbeing logo. The atom symbol, of course, represents science, to convey the fact that this blog is generally based on a spirit of scientific […]
“If we only wanted to be happy it would be easy; but we want to be happier than other people, which is almost always difficult, since we think them happier than they are.” –Montesquieu (from “The Anti-Social Network” on Slate.com) Recent research out of Stanford University’s psychology department has stimulated a lot of theories that […]
Three weeks ago, my wife and I welcomed our new son, Max, into the world. Now that mommy and baby are both home, healthy and happy, I can admit something that I didn’t tell my wife during the delivery . . . I was terrified. While I was excited to meet my new son, I […]
Today’s article is by Ashley Davis Bush, a licensed psychotherapist and grief counselor who has just published a new book, Shortcuts to Inner Peace: 70 Simple Paths to Everyday Serenity, which shows how one can find inner peace, even amidst the most stressful, annoying, or challenging situations. Take a deep breath and enjoy . . […]
This article was also published today on Positive Psychology News Daily. I previously wrote an article about Sam Sommers’ new book, Situations Matter (see Why Men are better than Women at Math.) But I liked this book so much that I agreed to write a second article in order to participate in their online book […]
Any day now, my wife Catherine and I are expecting the birth of our second son. It is a bit nerve wracking since the first pregnancy was somewhat difficult. But our son Dylan has been an absolute joy and we have loved inviting him into our lives. Our plan is to stop at two, so […]
Christmas Day, December 25, is the largest holiday in the world, observed by billions of people. For many, this is a religious holiday, celebrating the miraculous birth of Jesus Christ, the son of God. But the holiday has transcended religion, becoming a cultural holiday marked by the exchange of gifts and secular icons such as […]
