If you think about every author, artist, athlete, or successful entrepreneur you admire, I can almost guarantee that they have a high tolerance for doing the thing they hate. You've put off doing the laundry for so long that you've run out of clean clothes to wear. Change is an …

Have you noticed how often dogs and cats yawn and stretch, even after lying for only a few minutes? Diagnosis, Conceptualization, and Treatment Planning Exercising the mind is far like exercising any muscle within your body. Researchers have often assumed that self-esteem is a conscious attitude about oneself, but emerging …

Your co-worker, who constantly brags about their weekend triathlon competitions and appears to flaunt their trim, lean body every day at the office. Some of you may become very efficient with the 4-step cycle sooner, while others may need more time to become comfortable with the courage cycle. It was …

Jim Healy, when we talked, was as elated as Fred was, and as grateful. This explains why sadism is mostly associated with sexual activities, even though it may be expressed in other ways. Say the sentence Pavlov fed her dog biscuits silently to yourself with two different timing patterns: Pavlov …

His focus on gaining social intelligence was the turning point of his career--it transformed him into the preeminent observer of human nature, a man with a magical ability to see into people. The stones are certainly not from the treasure of an Indian princess. If you don't actively listen to …

Is it a coincidence the world's elite consciously avoid the habits of the masses like social media, TV and the news, gossip and drama websites and shows, destructive music, destructive people, playing games on phones, and constantly going out to drink with friends? With all of that said, this was …

The flower is a meaningful metaphor because its petals joined together make a balanced whole. The next thing I know, I'm down on my hands and knees, tangled up in some kind of shrub that is growing at the edge of the road, right by the tumbleweeds. Seventy-five percent of …

In other words, a huge but meaningless part of your life is actually under your control. Take the first right on this road, then the second left. If you look someone within the eye while talking, they feel that you simply have an interest in what's being said, and you're …

Here, it's broken down and absorbed by your body, which then turns it into the energy you need to keep your body running. I'm not saying my parents shouldn't have emigrated to America, because if they hadn't I wouldn't be here, tapping on these keys, but whenever I hit those …

The fog dissipates and the words flurry out of me again like a snowstorm. Writes Peter Gay: If looking - is a civilized substitute for touching, his penetrating gaze - was most appropriate for him. She felt isolated and alone, even though she loved her husband, two children, and job. Unfortunately, since …

That runny nose, the teary eyes and all of the stuffiness you experience is what we call rhinitis, which is inflammation of the nasal passages. A diseased person with less life has more difficulty gathering the rays of the mind and has enough energy to meditate. If your employer would …

She could feel herself standing on this very cliff setting her spirit free at the end of her days. You may view the world with a negative bias, dwelling on its negative features and remembering negative experiences more than positive ones. After the boy had walked away, never to eat …