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L.A.'s Failed Homeless Policies Turned My Home Into a Prison

2020-09-25T19:04:32Z

I never wanted a gun. In fact, I wanted to never own one--until around noon on Thursday, August 20th...

Continue reading at Quillette.

Where Feminism's Neo-Prudery Has Taken Us

2020-05-15T19:19:47Z

My piece in Penthouse Australia on how feminism now disempowers women and criminalizes being male.

These days, it can take surprisingly little for a good man to lose everything...

Continued at Penthouse Australia...

Don't Deny Girls The Evolutionary Wisdom Of Fairy Tales

2020-04-29T13:12:43Z

My Quillette piece on how fairy tales help girls -- contrary to the hysteria about these stories being harmful.

Why I Call Myself A Humanist, Not A Feminist

2020-03-29T13:12:56Z

My Quillette piece -- scroll down for my entry.

7 Sleep Myths That Might Be Keeping You Awake

2020-03-14T19:18:51Z

Don't let false beliefs about sleep keep you up at night.

My post at Psych Today.

Expressing Warm Feelings Is a Highly Assertive Act

2020-03-13T19:17:52Z

Expressing warmth is a vital form of assertiveness.

My post at Psych Today...

Does Your Social Environment Need Cleanup?

2020-03-12T19:16:49Z

Who you have in your social world shapes who you are.

My post at Psych Today.

How to Reset the Way Others See You to Get More Respect

2020-03-11T19:15:18Z

Increasing your confidence increases others' confidence in you.

My post at Psych Today.

Use the Power of Less to Keep Love Alive

2020-03-10T19:13:37Z

The sense that the sweeping gestures are the ones that count can keep us from showing our partners they're loved.

My post at Psych Today...

Willpower in the Time of Coronavirus

2020-03-09T19:11:03Z

The evolutionary psychology behind staying motivated while working remotely. My post at Psych Today.

An excerpt:

Writers I follow on social media are beating up on themselves for all the work they aren't getting done during the coronavirus quarantine.
They aren't being fair to themselves.

The latest science on willpower explains why they feel so unmotivated--and suggests the answer to changing that: to getting and staying motivated.

Continued at Psych Today...

Minimize Malicious Envy From Co-Workers

2020-03-08T19:08:25Z

Say you're the new intern and you've just made 30,000 color copies of a flyer you typed up...with the company's name spelled wrong.

Gulp.

The last thing you want is to call widespread attention to your flub, all "Hello, my name is: Careless P. Idiot."

Sure, apologize to your supervisor and explain how you'll be more careful in the future, but otherwise, be quiet, and do your best to lay low for the rest of the week.

However, if you're successful--if you're one of the rising stars of the company--failure is your friend. In fact, when you're highly accomplished, your flubs and shortcomings could use their own publicist.

Recent research by Harvard Business School's Alison Wood Brooks and her colleagues suggests that successful people should reveal their workplace failures as well as their successes to decrease "malicious envy" in their co-workers.

Continued at Psychology Today...

A Do-It-Yourself Cure for Your Dog's Separation Anxiety

2020-02-08T16:11:07Z

Help your dog understand that your "bye!" when leaving isn't "bye forever!"

The Tiny, Easy Habit That Keeps Love Alive

2020-02-08T16:09:13Z

It's the daily nods, smiles, and "uh-huhs" that matter, not the diamonds.

The ADHD Productivity Hack That Works for Everybody

2020-01-01T20:42:33Z

Build new habits by making them fun.

How to Avoid Empathy Burnout

2020-01-01T19:49:44Z

Healthy empathy is empathy with an action plan.