In first year psychology study, students are taught the meaning of projection. By definition, Psychological projection is a theory in psychology in which humans defend themselves against their own unconscious impulses or qualities (both positive and negative) by denying their existence in themselves while attributing them to others. […]
Slowly but surely, there has been a degradation of credibility in the words we use. I fondly remember a time when we said something to our family, friends, and even most strangers, unless one was a pathological liar, in which we could expect the truth to be spoken. […]
Oh what a political year. It reminds me of the Billy Joel song in the early 90’s “We didn’t start the fire.” So much has changed in the world since those lyrics have been sung. It reminds us that what is everlasting is not hate, rather it is […]
Take the world and mix it around. Notice the people around you and see them differently. Although the title will not win me any points on Google’s search engine optimization, I feel it reflects best the point I would like to make. I was just in Omaha for […]
If the world was our oyster, we would want to live a comfortable life where our “wants’ are all satisfied, while our happiness is maximized. There is a point of nirvana whereby – borrowing the theory of Adam Smith’s economic model to help me resolve the “happiness quotient” – […]
I have become aware of a social dysfunction that we are all guilty of doing. We are on our smartphones all the time. The worst is when we are at a restaurant with others, virtually ignoring them as if we are in a bubble. I know we are […]
If you are a regular viewer of cable news, you must have noticed the proliferation of Breaking News graphics. It seems more prevalent on CNN and Fox News than on MSNBC. We see the graphic come up, our heart beats a little faster, not knowing what they will […]
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