My best friend is a psychologist in private practice, so any news about behavior catches my eye. For example, a new study on self-esteem, which analyzed 191 research articles covering almost 165,000 people, suggests this is one trait that gets better with age. Data suggest self-esteem first begins to rise between ages 4 and 11. Levels
Now that I’m into my seventh decade, the simple question of how to feel younger is taking on a renewed urgency. So the article “This May Be the Secret to Feeling Younger and Living Longer” by Jamie Ducharme quickly caught my eye ( http://time.com/5363984/how-to-feel-younger-aging/? ). The answer may be simpler than you think. We really have
It’s happened to all of us (especially Disney collectors!). You hear a song, or maybe a couple of bars, and it’s stuck in your head forever. At least it seems like forever. And it doesn’t have to be the actual song; it could simply be a memory trigger, like a movie poster. Your nemesis is
While the music world mourns the death of Aretha Franklin, I was reminded of a recent story about a woman who was lured into impersonating the Queen of Soul. Mary Jane Jones of West Petersburg, Virginia was blessed with a remarkable voice and cursed with a difficult life. Married at 19, her first husband died
I try to support as many charities as I can, particularly with regard to veterans. But unfortunately, one always has to do some “due diligence” before donating. One of the best sources I’ve found for checking a charity is the Better Business Bureau (BBB) Wise Giving Alliance ( https://www.give.org/ ). Recently I’ve received an email from
For my generation, “Bob” was a very popular name. Almost every organization I worked in had another Bob or Robert or Bobbi. But now, when I take a substitute teaching job, it’s unusual to have a Robert or Bob in the class. Or John or James for that matter. I’m not imagining this. A Goldman
One of my great social frustrations is an inability to remember names. So I was intrigued when I saw an article entitled “Why You Forget Names Immediately — And How To Remember Them” by Jamie Ducharme. Why is remembering names so difficult? According to the article, there could be several reasons. The first might be
The world’s population continues to grow. We have an estimated 7.4 billion people now, and could reach as high as 11.2 billion by the year 2100 ( https://ourworldindata.org/world-population-growth ). Which leads to a number of questions, especially “What will we eat?” Don’t worry, someone is working on that. An article entitled “5 High-Tech Foods You’ll Be
You may have heard of the legend of Diogenes of Sinope, who supposedly wandered around ancient Greece, carrying a lantern and searching for an honest man ( https://www.ancient.eu/Diogenes_of_Sinope/). And the search continues today. So how do you make sure people are telling you the truth? Science says it simply depends on how you ask the question.
It’s always interesting to watch what happens when cultures combine. For example, arranged marriages are common in some parts of the world. If you were from Pakistan and wanted to explain how marriages usually happen, how would you go about it? How about a board game? Nashra Balagamwala was from Pakistan originally and now works