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Stories from the behavioral past

Happiness
The Psychology of Wealth

Lawrence R. Samuel Ph.D. on October 23, 2023

Are rich people "different from you and me," as F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote in a letter to Ernest Hemingway?

Are rich people "different from you and me," as F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote in a letter to Ernest Hemingway?

Happiness
The Psychology of Happiness

Lawrence R. Samuel Ph.D. on August 6, 2023

Are you happy? Scientific understanding of why some people are happy, and others less so, has changed dramatically over the years.

Are you happy? Scientific understanding of why some people are happy, and others less so, has changed dramatically over the years.

Bias
The Psychology of Diversity

Lawrence R. Samuel Ph.D. on June 1, 2023

Prejudices are "normal," some experts say, but they can be overcome. Learn why we have them and how to get rid of them.

Prejudices are "normal," some experts say, but they can be overcome. Learn why we have them and how to get rid of them.

Career
The Psychology of Writing

Lawrence R. Samuel Ph.D. on April 29, 2023

A Personal Perspective: People formulate and express their thoughts with written text to make sense of abstract ideas.

A Personal Perspective: People formulate and express their thoughts with written text to make sense of abstract ideas.

Identity
Baby Boomers’ Existential Crisis of the Early 1970s

Lawrence R. Samuel Ph.D. on July 29, 2022

Rather than wait for some vague future to be happy, baby boomers subscribed to the idea that life, or at least one’s youth, was short, so you better enjoy it while you can.

Rather than wait for some vague future to be happy, baby boomers subscribed to the idea that life, or at least one’s youth, was short, so you better enjoy it while you can.