Today, I’m excited to share an article from an expert in the field, Matt Coleman, on a fascinating cognitive bias known as the “headwinds/tailwinds asymmetry.” Read on to learn how you can harness an awareness of this bias to improve your everyday life! Life is hard. In fact, we can all point to events and…
Just because you’re right doesn’t mean I’m wrong, you just haven’t seen life from my position. — Anonymous Probably the greatest issue facing the world today is the failure to take “the other side’s” perspective. Whether it’s between political parties or religious rivals, siblings or relationship partners, failing to consider another person’s perspective can lead…
When a person can’t find a deep sense of meaning, they distract themselves with pleasure. — Viktor Frankl Last week, we talked about what it means (scientifically) to lead a meaningful life. And this week, I promised to discuss how (scientifically) to lead a meaningful life. And because one of the ways I find meaning…
Compassion is the basis of morality. — Arthur Schopenhauer The question I’m going to ask may possibly offend and likely disturb you. But it’s a serious one. So serious in fact, that a psychologist spent months going back and forth with his ethics review board before being allowed to ask this question to participants. Eventually,…
I wish my name was Brian because maybe sometimes people would misspell my name and call me Brain. that’s like a free compliment and you don’t even gotta be smart to notice it. — Mitch Hedberg When it comes to playing video games, my friends and siblings always makes fun of me for how long…
Kings are more powerful than gods, for one needn’t believe in them to fear their judgment. – Malachi, The Collectors It feels good to have power and feel powerful. I mean, that’s why I’ve always liked being the eldest sibling. That’s why I like doing pushups. That’s why I prefer playing basketball against overly shy 5th…