Theory of Knowledge

A little story of family, stress, yelling and repair. Read More

This post outlines a new way of thinking about the PDs by clustering them on three relational dimensions of freedom (Cluster A), power (Cluster B), and love (Cluster C). It also depicts major personality disorders on a “star” and shows how some PDs (e.g., antisocial and dependent) should be thought of as diametric opposites. Read More

Without a doubt, the most interesting animal on earth is the verbal. In a span of less than ten thousand years, verbals have gone from an inconsequential little species to a world dominator. Read More

I think it is valuable that we teach individuals broad frames to think about the Universe and our place in it. That was why I was so excited to stumble upon the following interactive website called The Scale of the Universe, developed by 14-year-old (!) Cary Huang. Read More

Although a difficult task, significant progress is being made on the development of a unified conceptual framework for psychology. Read More

The conceptual unification of psychology will never be achieved as there are too many political forces that pull it apart. Foundational unification could only come via precise experimental prediction grounded in physics. Yet, since physics itself is fragmented, such a dream seems misguided. Read More

Understanding the forces that can drive our relationships to the brink... Read More

What do we do when personal and professional justification systems collide? If you are a counselor or a professional psychologist, to what extent do your personal beliefs and values need to align with those of the profession? Read More

I often feel that as a society we are morally adrift. In searching for clarity on morality, I have found three separate but interrelated values that together feel like they offer a strong grounding in guiding my life and making moral decisions. Read More

Is it okay to be a bully if you produce brilliant products? Read More

The World Health Organization currently ranks depression as the fourth largest contributor to the global burden of disease and estimates it will rank second by 2020. Read More

The divide between modern academic knowledge and anti-intellectual religious fundamentalism must be remedied if we are to disentangle the current political morass called the “culture wars” and build a pathway toward a healthy and positive American grounded in a solid foundation of understanding. Read More

Is the key to resolving the current political polarization more empathy for the values that guide the other side? Read More

Martin Seligman's positive psychology has brought many benefits, but his conception of the field as a whole is lacking in theoretical and philosophical depth. Read More