It is not our abilities that show what we truly are. It is our choices. – Albus Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling Every day you are confronted with countless choices. Did you do your work or scroll through social media? Did you choose the freeway or the backstreets?…
Although this is an unusual post for this site — both in timing and content — I felt information on the Coronavirus/COVID-19 (i.e., its contagiousness, threat, precautionary measures, etc.) should be accessible to people. Because I couldn’t find any centralized information on it, though, I took the time to research and source the following facts…
Not to be absolutely certain is, I think, one of the essential things in rationality. — Bertrand Russell Like many people, you have certainly been presented with the following dilemma: Should I go with my gut instinct or should I change my decision based on further reasoning? Sometimes this occurs when trying to figure out…
The world is a tragedy to those who feel, but a comedy to those who think. — Horace Walpole What if with today’s post, I could teach you one of the most powerful psychological superpowers you could dream of? Probably a pretty tall order for an early morning post from a free blog you only…
Do not judge. Assess. — Naide P. Obiang Last weekend, I attended the marriage ceremony of a current NFL player. And let me say, it was as cool and as beautiful as you would suspect. However, because I didn’t know him (nor his amazing wife) personally—I was the official ‘plus one’—I was in full social psychologist…
What good is the warmth of summer without the cold of winter to give it sweetness? — John Steinbeck Across the Midwest—including where I’m at in Columbus, OH—it is record-breakingly cold. I mean, really really gosh darn chilly! I walked for 15 minutes to drop off my rent, and an hour after returning to my…