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Critical Thinking, Politics

Climate Denial as a Political Strategy: How Populism Exploits Psychology to Block Change

The debate over climate change has long moved beyond scientific consensus. Today, denying climate change is not just a fringe belief—it is a deliberate political strategy, carefully crafted to build consensus by exploiting deep-seated psychological mechanisms. This is the argument put forward by Alon Tal and Shlomit Paz in their recent article for Nature Climate Change. Their analysis reveals how populist movements weaponize distrust, identity, … Continue reading Climate Denial as a Political Strategy: How Populism Exploits Psychology to Block Change

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Self-awareness

Beyond Self-Actualization to Self-Transcendence

More years ago than I care to think about, I first learned about Abraham Maslow and his hierarchy of needs in a university organizational behaviour course. In Maslow’s original work, self-actualization was the pinnacle—the ultimate goal. Later in his career, though, Maslow expanded the hierarchy beyond self-actualization to self-transcendence. If you were paying attention in your business or psychology classes, you may remember that Maslow’s … Continue reading Beyond Self-Actualization to Self-Transcendence

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Creativity, Critical Thinking

The Size And Colour Of a Lie

The bond which I shared with that little girl, from the kindergarten I once worked at, was truly special. It took some time to adjust to her unique personality, but once I did, I found her utterly fascinating. I couldn’t help but imagine her as a grown-up, in sleek black leather attire, cruising to and from the law office on a motorcycle – a badass … Continue reading The Size And Colour Of a Lie

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Relationships

Do We Have a Loneliness Crisis?

Over the weekend, I attended a talk by Jeremy Nobel, author of Project UnLonely. Dr. Nobel discussed why we need to be concerned about the increase in loneliness and disconnection we are seeing in our world today. He also offered some possible solutions to the loneliness crisis. Being Alone vs. Being Lonely Dr. Nobel started his talk by showing us a picture similar to the … Continue reading Do We Have a Loneliness Crisis?

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Health and Wellbeing

Why Music is Good For Us

Yesterday on my personal blog, I wrote about an earworm that popped into my head as I was shopping for a green dress to wear to an event on St. Patrick’s Day. Writing that post reminded me of all the ways music has enriched my life. And scientists agree that music is good for us—offering a long list of mental and physical health benefits. I’m … Continue reading Why Music is Good For Us

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Personal Development

Question of the Day: What Is Your Impression or Experience of Stock Market Investing?

My most recent self-educational fixation (not for the first time) has been to improve my understanding of stock markets and financial investing with stocks. I’ve found it to be far more interesting than expected, with respect to how the market itself works, and regarding the tendencies of mind I encounter when considering investments. I’m curious about other people’s experiences of these matters: What has been … Continue reading Question of the Day: What Is Your Impression or Experience of Stock Market Investing?

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Self-awareness

How to Develop a Growth Mindset

Last week, at a meeting about a writing project I’m involved in, someone said, “Only people with a growth mindset will want to read this.” This made me think about how a growth mindset is a key determinant of success in life. Read on to learn how someone with a fixed mindset can take steps toward adopting a growth mindset. The Difference Between a Fixed … Continue reading How to Develop a Growth Mindset

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Health and Wellbeing

Coping With Empty Nest Syndrome

Last week, my younger daughter left on an extended work trip, leaving us with no kids at home for the first time in almost 24 years. This prompted me to do some reading and thinking about empty nest syndrome. As I usually do in these situations, I made a list of practical ways to cope with what can be a challenging time for many parents. … Continue reading Coping With Empty Nest Syndrome

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Personal Development

Pete Walker’s Four Grieving Processes: Angering, Crying, Verbal Ventilating, and Passively Feeling

In this post, I write about four processes that deserve more attention and are applicable to regular life, to philosophy as something lived, and to recovery from Complex PTSD (Cptsd). We might, I think, refer to these “grieving” processes as “emotional processing” processes. Pete Walker, however, is employing the term “grieving” in a somewhat broad sense. It doesn’t only relate to death in the literal … Continue reading Pete Walker’s Four Grieving Processes: Angering, Crying, Verbal Ventilating, and Passively Feeling

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Creativity

Non-Pharmaceutical Anti-Depressants and Environmental Causes of Depression: Johann Hari’s Lost Connections

Updated Dec. 2023: Johann Hari’s book Lost Connections: Why You’re Depressed and How to Find Hope, is one of the very best things I’ve read in recent years. It’s one of those unusual gems you find, … Lost Connections fascinates in part because its central topic is several specific, environmental causes of depression, as well as corresponding remedies. Continue reading Non-Pharmaceutical Anti-Depressants and Environmental Causes of Depression: Johann Hari’s Lost Connections

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Self-awareness

Choosing Joy Over Happiness

Joy. It’s a simple word, and one we hear often. But what does it really mean to be joyful? Is joy the same as happiness? And how do we bring more joy into our lives? Many people spend their lives on a continuous quest for happiness, but is that the right goal? In their book Love People, Use Things, The Minimalists Joshua Fields Millburn and … Continue reading Choosing Joy Over Happiness

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Creativity, Critical Thinking, Gratitude, Health and Wellbeing, Inspiration, Language, Life Hacks, Personal Development, Purpose, Relationships, Self-awareness, Spirituality, Work and Life

Repost: The Importance of Language When Making New Year’s Resolutions

It’s that time of year again when people think about the new year and how they’d like to make changes in their lives going forward.  We often refer to these proposed life modifications as “new year’s resolutions.” The other day, while stepping out of the shower, the idea hit me—insights come as flashes of insight and often at the strangest times—that the way we verbalize … Continue reading Repost: The Importance of Language When Making New Year’s Resolutions

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Repost: The Real Secret to Being Happier and More Successful in the Workplace

In “What I’ve Learned about Life while Watching My Father Age,” a blog I wrote several weeks ago, I mentioned that I’d been reading On Death and Dying, a wonderfully insightful book written by Elisabeth Kϋbler-Ross.  Throughout that tome, the author argues that doctors need to take a more “human” approach while treating dying patients.  She also points out that the field of medicine stresses the … Continue reading Repost: The Real Secret to Being Happier and More Successful in the Workplace

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Creativity

Pete Walker’s Five Key Features of Complex PTSD

This post will list and explain five key defining features of Complex PTSD, and point you toward the work of Pete Walker. This of course is not medical advice. Complex PTSD, by the way, is one example of what Johann Hari classes as a psychological cause of depression, within his division of depression causes into social-environmental, psychological, and biological. See my post Non-Pharmaceutical Anti-Depressants and … Continue reading Pete Walker’s Five Key Features of Complex PTSD

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Creativity

Question of the Day: How can gratitude sometimes go wrong?

Please don’t misunderstand. Gratitude, and the cultivation of gratitude, are wonderful. What I am asking is whether there are ways in which gratitude, or messaging about gratitude, or the cultivation of gratitude, can go wrong? How can gratitude go wrong? Have you ever experienced or seen this? (This image thanks to Pexels) Continue reading Question of the Day: How can gratitude sometimes go wrong?

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Repost: Places that “Made” Me: Installment Three

My greatest regret during my Peace Corps experience is that I wasn’t into taking photos at that time.  I was into living life, though, as hard as it could be lived, tiptoeing right up to the line of being wildly self-destructive.  It’s just that I don’t have much of a photographic record of all that living beyond the boundaries.  I do have memories, tons of … Continue reading Repost: Places that “Made” Me: Installment Three

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Repost: Places that “Made” Me: Installment Two

If you read my first installment, you know that I was a Peace Corps Volunteer and was sent to PĨock, Poland, a beautiful and fascinating city located on the Vistula River, to complete my Pre-Service Training (PST), a demanding educational regime that was designed to see if I’d be up to the various challenges I’d certainly encounter once I was sent off to the town or city … Continue reading Repost: Places that “Made” Me: Installment Two

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Creativity, Inspiration, Purpose, Work and Life

A life of great variety

This is an interview with Hanne Kristin Rohde, the former police chief of Oslo. She worked in the police for 25 years, the first 5 years as a police prosecutor, and the last 20 years as a manager. In 11 of these years at the senior management level; from 2008-2014 as police inspector and head of the Section for violent and sexual crimes in Oslo Police District. Continue reading A life of great variety

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