Psychology

We Are What We Think

Reduce the Overwhelming to Micro-Steps & Get Started!

Often people never get started on things they need to do—the important things—because they let all the details, all the...

VIDEO: Are You An Optimist, or A Realist? The Pros & Cons of Optimism Bias

Optimists are considered unrealistic, and realistic people are deemed pessimists. And everyone loves optimists, while shunning pessimists...

Noteworthy: The Importance of Social Fitness

I recently read an article over on The Art of Manliness entitled The Importance of Developing and Maintaining Your Social...

Mindset Shift (UPDATED X2)

I started to become overwhelmed, even knowing I have the whole month ahead to work on it—but then, something clicked...

Life is Too Short to Wait

I've recently witnessed some alarming incidents that really impacted my thinking...

The War Prayer by Mark Twain

Mark Twain wrote The War Prayer in 1905, in response to the Spanish–American War and the subsequent Philippine–American War. It...

VIDEO: When We’re Told to Sit Down & Shut Up!

The following video was posted over on 𝕏, and I felt compelled to share it, both there and on Facebook,...

17 Life-Learnings from 17 Years of The Marginalian

NOTE: The following article by Maria Popova was originally published at The Marginalian (formerly known as Brain Pickings), and really...

UPDATED (VIDEO): Since We Can’t Wait Until The Next Extinction-Level Impact Event…

I recently posted a contemplation entitled Can We Wait Until The Next Extinction-Level Impact Event? wherein I suggest that it...

Contemplation: Peace Within

I recently read the following passage by philosopher James Allen in his collection Mind is the Master, and it really...

A Message to Garcia by Elbert Hubbard

I recently discovered this little story by Elbert Hubbard, evidently penned in 1899 and published 1944, and it really resonated...

Contemplation: Ending the War on Drugs by Criminalizing ALL Drugs

I recently read A Naked Singularity by Sergio de la Pava, and it was one of the most engaging novels...

The Importance of Honesty, Integrity, & Authenticity

I recently found myself in the unfortunate position of having to end—or at least greatly curtail—a relationship with someone close...

Forgiving The Unforgivable (UPDATED)

NOTE: I originally wrote this article several years ago (entitled “How Do I Forgive The Unforgivable?”) and it has been...