Is Gratitude Really Such a Great Thing? (podcast $)
Selfish gratitude is contingent and dependent. Gratitude offered with appreciation asks for no reward but can feel empty.
A Therapist on Satisfaction in Sport, Life, and Love (podcast)
The shallow roots of hard-charging performers and achievers, whether they exist in sports, business, or other areas of life.
Simulating Minds, Turing Machines, and Beyond (podcast $)
With regard to human behavior, something continues to be missing from our thinking.
Your First Therapy Session
The first thing to look for when purchasing therapy, as in buying a used car, is knowing what you’re looking for.
Empathy Versus Synchrony (podcast $)
We say that empathy creates change, but it’s really synchrony that does it.
Sociogeny Recapitulates Ontogeny
“The burned hand learns best,” means you learn from errors that you can reverse, not from burning down the house.
Listen To Your Body ($)
Your physical best is when your metabolism, internal rhythms, mental focus, and purpose are aligned. This is equanimity.
The Virtue of People. How Good Are You?
The world is full of different kinds of people. Should we be more concerned with our own quality?
Spirit, Religion, and Mental Health
Your mind is limited by the questions you ask. Most mental ill health is learned and socially maintained. It is not a disease.
What is Normal, Who is Sane? ($)
We cannot agree on an absolute definition of normal, but we can define relative normality as a condition that sustains us and which others accept.
Why Your Dreams Are So Crazy (podcast)
Dreams reflect formative aspects of thought, but they are not thoughts in the normal sense. Other levels of thought are needed.
Predicting People and the Stock Market (podcast $)
Auction markets reach decisions between people. Personal choices are between a person and their environment. This can also be seen as an auction market.