Personality

Last week marked the premiere of NBC's highly anticipated family drama "Parenthood," featuring Gilmore Girls' Lauren Graham and Six Feet Under's Peter Krause. At first glance this show is a more melodramatic version of "Modern Family," and strives for an equal ratio of laughs and tears. From grandfather to grandson, each member of this extended, quirky family feeds the often dysfunctional, ultimately loving family dynamic. Most shows that sprout from sit-com land quickly fall to the middle of the pack, becoming a little too boring and forgettable. I predict that this show will stay afloat with success...because of the presence of emotional shifts. Read More

"Writing is like making love. Don't worry about the orgasm, just concentrate on the process." That useful advice, credited to author Isabel Allende, introduces the idea that how you make love has commonalities with your journey toward creative expression. Consider... Read More

"A Special Issue on the Mind of Barry Goldwater," was how the September-October 1964 issue of Fact magazine was advertised. Read More

If truth be told, most organizations are pretty pathetic at identifying "talent" when recruiting. What's more, is that they are usually even worse at assessing people specifically for creative potential or talent.

Avoid the pitfalls..  get creative to recruit creative people! Read More

The more bored you are, the more likely you are to die prematurely. The science is in. If survival is important to you, if seeing your grandchildren is important to you, don't miss this blog post. Read More

Welcome to the first installment of Becoming Adult. This blog is about 18 to 29 year-olds and the paths they take from adolescence into adulthood. This is the theme of my work as an applied developmental psychologist. Since my years as an undergrad working with Dr. Susan Whitbourne on studies of college students growing up, I have been intrigued by the lack of understanding that we have about the critical years when we lay the foundation of our adult lives. So much happens during these years. This is when the roads taken and the roads not taken diverge and begin to have an impact on the way we live until we die. Read More

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of heartache. Read More

Do you feel like you're walking on eggshells around someone important in your life? Does this phrase immediately strike not just a chord but a whole piano concerto? If so, someone in your life may have either borderline personality disorder (BPD) or borderline traits.

Take a look at the following questions. Read More

A recent study explains that you don't have to be popular to reap its rewards. Read More