I have written a lot recently about the anticipation and anxiety about the upcoming American election. The whole world is watching,...

I am guilty of occasionally disregarding my own advice. I check the news a little too much some days, and I feel the emotional effects of...

There are six days left until the election in the United States. I don't think it is arrogant to say that the election is a big day for...

2020 sure has been full of unexpected and uninvited events, hasn't it? With all of the chaos we have been experiencing this year (and it...

Stress and loneliness: It sounds like a theme song for 2020. I have talked about stress and loneliness before, but not together, so today...

You may be thinking: "Do I really need to read a blog about how to make a decision?" I don't blame you. When I first started teaching...

Yesterday was a long and dense blog, so I hope you have fully recovered from the cognition overload. :) Today will be softer but no less...

Today is going to be another fact-filled post, and I want to encourage you to take notes! :) This post will have a lot of information...

Today I am going to attempt to cover a very large topic in a short space. It is an important one, especially during a time in our...

Fake news. Misinformation. Disinformation. Conflicting stories. Manipulated comments, videos or audios. Who to believe? What to believe?...

News. Media. Gossip. False information. Distortions of truth. Lies. In the 2020 shit show, we have so much information flying across the...

Wouldn't it be nice if there were a magical pill we could take to resolve our emotional issues, our relational conflicts, or bring about...

There is a time and place for persuasive arguments, and I will argue that right now is not necessarily the best time or place, even...

As an academic, I have been a regular consumer of posts by "Pandemic Pedagogy", a social media page that provides a platform for...

In a previous post, I talked about the importance of maintaining a routine. Today I will revisit that topic to add complexity and clarity...

When you are treading water to save your life, other priorities in your life may seem rather insignificant. That is what living amidst a...

Wine tasting is great. I love trying new wines and comparing them to each other. A flight of various craft beers- same thing. Try...

I have a busy week and will have to suspend my posts for the remainder of the week. I will be back on Monday, October 5th, 2020! See you...

I recently read a really great article about a concept called 'surge capacity' (see: https://elemental.medium.com/your-surge-capacity-is...

Psychological science has a huge library of research on personality, some of which I have talked about in this blog. We know a lot about...