Why We Feel So Wonderful After A Good Conversation

Whether we think about it or not, almost everyone intuitively recognizes what a “conversation” is. When we talk to the person checking us out at the supermarket — who might ask, are these organic apples? to get the price right — we don’t go home and tell our partner,...

Leadership Lessons According To Jobs

Leaders in business are often notoriously difficult to work with and driven by huge egos. Steve Jobs and Bill Gates, for example, alternately fought with and then praised each other throughout their careers until Jobs died. Moreover, Jobs didn’t just duke it out with...

A Child Who Is Introverted Is Listening

Life is full of occasions when we mean well but say something that really doesn’t do anyone any good. The examples of egregious things that someone will say to a person who is grieving the loss of a loved one are legion. “Don’t worry — he’s in a better place now.”...

Yes, Money Can Buy Happiness — If…

Everyone knows that you can’t buy happiness. But is what everyone knows true? Can you buy happiness? While traditional maxims and proverbs might make black-and-white statements about money and happiness, scientific research — as it often does — introduces shades of...