Psychologists refer to it as fundamental attribution error and self-serving bias.
It’s why when you cut someone off in traffic, it’s because you’re running late. But when they cut you off, they’re a jerk.
It’s a natural human phenomenon. When assessing our own behavior, we tend to take our circumstances into account. Yet when we’re judging read more...
Would you rather be around someone who’s depressed, or someone who’s angry?
Anyone who’s ever had to live or work with someone who’s chronically depressed or angry knows that it’s no fun. If you suffer from either malady yourself, you’re probably not too thrilled with it either.
We tend to think of read more...
Can a single conversation ruin your business? Or end your marriage?
Author and leadership expert Susan Scott says, “While no single conversation is guaranteed to change the trajectory of a career, a company, a relationship or a life – any conversation can.”
Scott, the author of Fierce Conversations, writes, “Our lives succeed or fail gradually, then suddenly, read more...
If you’re under thirty-five, you probably don’t remember the days when people smoked in meetings. The image of a bunch of execs puffing away in a conference room seems like something out of an old movie. Your eyes start to water at the mere thought of it.
Yet I remember when, as a 21-year-old, read more...
I have a love-hate relationship with self-discipline. I love the results, but I hate the process.
Discipline can be a loaded word.
We tend to think of discipline in terms of punishment. As in, you have to discipline children, or when you do something wrong, the boss takes disciplinary action.
But what about self-discipline? Does that mean punishing read more...
Leave life to the Pollyannas, and they’ll skip us off the edge of a cliff, clutching a copy of “The Secret” to their chest, passionately chanting, “I believe I can fly, I believe I can fly.”
If only all the Eeyores of the world would start thinking more positively, we could cure disease, create world peace, and line our pockets with riches.
But which side is right?
The answer is both. Or neither, depending on whether you prefer your glass half-empty or half-full.
Whether it’s the notion that there’s more than one way to be a proper parent, or the idea our chosen faith might not own the exclusive rights to the divine, we linear thinking humans often have a hard time assimilating multiple points of view. Yet in many cases, the dichotomy we create in our minds is false.
Should humor writers make fun of their families? Should you Facebook old boyfriends?
Welcome to the new world, where the popularity contest called life is judged electronically and you can be shunned with the click of a mouse.
It’s official, I’m a loser.
My daughter refuses to friend me on Facebook.
Yes, I am one of the grown-ups who’s making Facebook uncool. Once the purvey of hip teens, Facebook is read more...
It Came Upon a Midnight Buffet Table
By Lisa Earle McLeod www.forgetperfect.com
Let the gluttony begin.
’Tis the season of sin. Other families may engage in meaningful religious rituals, but my family is whooping it up at the church of the holy drumstick.
Why settle for a single sip of wine and tasteless wafers when you can read more...
