The Neurobiology of Suicide
Ed Ergenzinger :The shocking suicide of attorney and former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst has prompted renewed attention to mental health issues in the legal profession. I know the pressures of the job. I used...
Life
Professional efficiency vs flattery
Md. Zillur Rahaman :Some of your colleagues may be jealous when you get compliments from bosses or superiors when you perform your duties at work with skill and dedication. As a result, coworkers who...
Inconsistent Rewards Can Be Motivating
Angela Duckworth, PhD :aThis is the second Tip of the Week contributed by Ayelet Fishbach, whose book Get It Done: Surprising Lessons From the Science of Motivation was just published.“What beautiful music!” I exclaim...
Retirement Is Like A Rorschach Test
Connie Zweig, PhD :Retirement is like a Rorschach test for aging: We project our fears and dreads onto it. And we project our unfulfilled wishes and fantasies onto it too. Both are carried by...
Let’s Resolve to Be More and Do Less In 2022
Allison McWilliams, PhD :By now, it should be clear to everyone that no good comes from New Year’s resolutions. First, there’s plenty of evidence out there that they simply don’t work. They are the...
Mental & emotional wellbeing
Ramisa Maliha Bhuiyan :This year, I have taken a challenge on monitoring my mental and emotional wellbeing making things better. There are little things you can do daily that might help. 1. Make sleep...
To Become a Better Thinker
Marty Nemko, PhD :In yesterday’s post, I described The Wisdom Project, in which I reviewed thousands of quotations from respected luminaries to identify quotes of particular relevance to this blog’s readers.In doing that research,...
Review on Rohingya Refugee Crisis In Myanmar: Ethnic Conflict And Resolution
Md. Habibur Rahman :The influx of Rohingya Refugees crises are one of the most humanitarian catatrophes in the world. Rohingya Refugee Crisis in Myanmar: Ethnic Conflict and Resolution is edited by Kudret Bülbül, Md....
Healing pain and ending suffering
Robert Puff, PhD : “Why is this happening to me? What did I do to deserve this?” I bet you’ve asked yourself this question more than once in your life. In fact, you may be...
Healthcare workers are at their breaking point
Yoo Jung Kim, M.D :Back in December 2020, I wrote an article on Psychology Today about receiving my first COVID-19 vaccine while working on the frontlines of the pandemic. I was hopeful that the...
What will tomorrow’s Covid-19 vaccines be like?
David Cox :The first generation of Covid-19 vaccines was developed in record time. But now scientists have grander plans – for more potent immunity, easier transport, and mutation-proofing.As the news filtered through that the...
Colour changing cars and remotes that eat wi-fi
Jane Wakefield :The pandemic and fears over the spread of the Omicron variant meant numbers of attendees were down and some of the largest firms, including Meta, Google and Amazon, pulled out.But there was...