About this time last year, I bought a new car that has sensors on the mirrors that warn me when someone travels into my blind spot. It took me a while to get used to the new technology, as it always does, but once I learned to rely on the flashing warning lights, I startedRead more
In 1992, relationship counselor John Gray wrote the highest-ranked work of non-fiction of the 1990s: Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus. Gray drew criticism from every corner, primarily because he lacked credentials. Few thought his communication courses in psychology had prepared him to assert that most problems between men and women occur becauseRead more
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A man shopping at a garage sale spies a sign above a dog: “Talking dog. $10.” The man asks the dog, “Can you talk?” “Sure,” answers the dog.Read more
Every decision starts with a belief. That is, we base our decisions on what we know to be true—what we believe. Sometimes, however, we believe something that isn’t true. Intellectually and emotionally, beliefs and unconscious bias influence our behavior when facts and reason alone do not. Our early relationships, experiences, and events create and controlRead more
