For me, the subject of the picture is always more important than the picture. — Diane Arbus Recently, I’ve been taking a lot of selfies. And no, it’s not because I’m a narcissist (well, maybe that, too), but because a certain special someone sometimes requests them of me. Now, being who I am, I like to ensure…
When people commit the same misbehavior at work, like sexual harassment, they should receive the same professional consequences. But some people get away with lighter punishments. Whereas one perpetrator rightly gets fired for their job, another person may simply have to attend an “educational workshop.” In a paper published just this year, two researchers have…
You leave old habits behind by starting out with the thought, ‘I release the need for this in my life.’ — Wayne Dyer If you are like 93% of people, you pay for at least one subscription, membership, or app that you do not use. That is, for all they ways you could spend your…
Deflating inflated egos is so important to God that He offers to help. — Max Lucado Now, don’t be offended by this, but it’s a well-established fact that you likely evaluate yourself more positively than you should. And that includes me evaluating myself, too. Whether that’s our driving skills, our ability to communicate, or even…
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…
Taking pictures is savoring life intensely, every hundredth of a second. — Marc Riboud I posted a photo on Instagram for the first time in a long while, and the next day, multiple people informed me I did it wrong. (see photo to the right) Apparently, people thought that sharing my photo as I did implied…