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The philosophy of dating.

Positive Psychology

Being Kind to Your Future Self

Kristie L Miller PhD on June 19, 2020

Tips for making good decisions, including having a negotiation with your future self.

Tips for making good decisions, including having a negotiation with your future self.

Philosophy

Can Dogs Tell Time?

Kristie L Miller PhD on June 8, 2020

Does your dog know how long it has been since the last time they walked? Probably.

Does your dog know how long it has been since the last time they walked? Probably.

Bias

Why We Favor Tomorrow and Not Yesterday

Kristie L Miller PhD on May 23, 2020

Should you prefer that you have your tasty cake tomorrow, and not yesterday?

Should you prefer that you have your tasty cake tomorrow, and not yesterday?

Philosophy

We Feel Time Pass, Or Do We?

Kristie L Miller PhD on July 18, 2019

Does it seem to you as though the future is coming towards you? Recent research suggests it doesn't.

Does it seem to you as though the future is coming towards you? Recent research suggests it doesn't.

Philosophy

No Time to Plan

Kristie L Miller PhD on April 24, 2012

When someone says that they have no time to plan, we assume they have a busy schedule and cannot spare a moment to sit down and plan for the future. Obviously, that’s a bad thing. But here’s a startling claim: none of us have any time to plan, because it turns out that there is no time.

When someone says that they have no time to plan, we assume they have a busy schedule and cannot spare a moment to sit down and plan for the future. Obviously, that’s a bad thing. But here’s a startling claim: none of us have any time to plan, because it turns out that there is no time.

Philosophy

Food, Fads and Fish: Eating Nemo

Kristie L Miller PhD on April 12, 2012

Here’s something I hear a lot when dietary restrictions are discussed prior to ordering food at a restaurant “I’m vegetarian, but I eat fish”. This is an interesting claim that bears further reflection.

Here’s something I hear a lot when dietary restrictions are discussed prior to ordering food at a restaurant “I’m vegetarian, but I eat fish”. This is an interesting claim that bears further reflection.

Wisdom

Time and Change

Kristie L Miller PhD on April 1, 2012

Is time washing over you?

Is time washing over you?

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