Why Do Some People Remember Nearly Every Day of Their Lives?
For two decades, standard memory tests have failed to explain highly superior autobiographical memory (HSAM). Two new cases suggest where researchers might look next.
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Do We Fall for People Like Us?
Opposites may attract, but research suggests we are often drawn to similar people. Yet personality may not be the most important thing couples have in common.
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8 Ways to Slow Your Racing Mind
You can slow your racing mind and give your body a chance to catch up, to feel aligned. When our minds race forward, spinning and whirling about things we can’t control, we feel out of control. These… The post 8 Ways to Slow Your Racing Mind appeared first on Be More with Less.
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The Three Most Important Words in Parenting
For a child to feel secure, the most important gift you can give them is to tell them directly and often that you love them. Here are the reasons you might not, but why you should.
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Cultural Headwaters: How Institutional Ideas Flow Into Common Sense
Common sense has a history. The Springfield Plan is one example of how institutions can carry an idea downstream until it becomes part of everyday life. The beliefs and norms we take for granted didn’t come out of nowhere. Many ideas that feel like our own were already in the cultural waters around us, shaped…
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God and Mass Shootings
Each mass shooting brings the problem of evil once again into the media spotlight. While the specifics change with each horrible incident, the basic question remains the same: why does God allow evil to occur? I have considered this matter in various other essays, but here I will look back at what two prominent members…
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