The Saturday Evening Post published my latest column, Survival vs. Thrival with COVID-19. My column explores how our primitive instincts, which served us so well since we first became homo sapiens more than 250,000 years ago, actually prevent us from surviving modern-day crises such as the current COVID-19 outbreak that is sweeping the world. I [...]
The Saturday Evening Post published my latest column, 10 Mindblocks that Prevent You from Living the Life You Want. My column explores the causes of an unhealthy life path, what I call “mindblocks,” a portmanteau that plays off of the psychological nature of these issues and the term “roadblocks.” This column examines common mindblocks including being loved [...]
The Saturday Evening Post published my latest column, How to Get Major Life Decisions Right. My column explores one simple, yet not easy, question: “How do I make the right decision that will have such a huge impact on my life when it isn’t at all clear what the best decision is?” There are no [...]
The Saturday Evening Post published my latest column, 5 Building Blocks to Positive Life Change. I began this series of SEP columns with the 4 Obstacles to Positive Life Change in which I described how healthy transformation cannot occur if four barriers block the path to the changes you want to make (baggage, habits, emotions, environment). This [...]
The Saturday Evening Post published my latest column, De-Clutter Your Life. This article explores how we have too much stuff in our lives and our worlds and it is making us exhausted, sick, unhappy, and crazy. Stuff can include the cultural, technological, spatial, temporal, psychological, physical, social, and material varieties. Just as importantly, this article examines [...]
The Saturday Evening Post published my most recent column, "Gratitude: Get What You Get and Don't Get Upset." Gratitude is such a simple, yet powerful emotion. In fact, one of the most surprising and robust findings in research on happiness is the effect that expressing gratitude has on one’s basic level of happiness. In a [...]
The Saturday Evening Post published my most recent column, 3 Keys to Resolving Conflict. The reality is that conflict is an inevitable part of the human condition. So, it's not about avoiding conflict (though minimizing its frequency certainly makes for a better life) as it is about resolving it in a way that rebuilds relationships [...]
The Saturday Evening Post just published my latest column, Contrariwise: Common Sense Is Neither Common Nor Sensible. This commentary suggests that common sense is over-rated for two reasons. First, most people make truly dunderheaded decisions, so so-called common sense can't be that common. Second, common sense doesn't often produce the sensible decision, so there's not a whole [...]
The Saturday Evening Post just published my latest Change Your Mind column titled "Life is Fragile: Say 'I Love You a Lot." Life can seem so fragile and uncertain sometimes, so it's important to let the people we love know how we feel, just in case.
I am honored to have just been named a columnist for the Saturday Evening Post, the venerable magazine first published in 1821. My column, On Your Mind, explores the ways in which we can grow and find meaning, fulfillment, and joy in our lives. My approach is deep and practical, with a focus on understanding [...]
