July 1999

  • Having fun is no trivial pursuit. A look at the value of play and the state of leisure time.
  • Sometimes its healthier not to forgive.

  • Two of the world's leading experts on creativity, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and Robert Epstein, debate the myths that surround this mysterious process. Do we all have the ability or is it reserved for only the few?

  • Telling tall tales about your partner can improve the way you think about relationships—but worsen your actual memory.

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The Game of Summer

New Attitude

A Final Statement

Water World

Addicted to Java

The Infection Connection

Nonviolent Venting

Mission Impossible

The Fine Art of Rejection

Bad job applicants? How to let them down easy.

Not the SAM-e Old Drug

Life Support

Marks of Mystery

Constant Cravings

We could eat all day.

Taking Aim at Violence

Living With Alzheimer's

Gender Pressures Add Up

How Do You Really Feel?

The Power of Play

Having fun is no trivial pursuit.

When You Don't Snooze, You Lose

Model Motivators

Driving Away From Death

Owners of a Lonely Heart

Not Just A Family Affair

Healing Foods

Smart Shoes

Watch What You Say

Discrimination from the most unusual suspects.

He Said, She Said

Telling tall tales about your partner can improve the way you think about relationships.

Restoring Memory

The Key to Our Emotions

The Difference Between Introverts and Extroverts

Difference between quiet thinkers and social butterflies.

A Healthy Outlook

Pessimists have higher blood pressure than optimists.

Sex: Midnight Callers

The women on the other end of the 1-900 line.

Must You Forgive?

Sometimes its healthier not to forgive.

A Creative Dialogue

Two of the world's leading experts on creativity debate the myths that surround this mysterious process. Do we all have the ability or is it reserved for only the few?

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