Splitting is a psychological concept that describes the way people have a tendency to see things in terms of black and white. In splitting, you tend to see...
Be Mindful of All or Nothing Thinking
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Mindfulness
Talk to Yourself, Talk Some More, Then Repeat: Be Mindful of the Power of Self-Talk
I’ve seen research suggesting that if we hear something even five times, we’ll begin to believe that it might be true. In other words, if someone repeatedly...
Be Present
Do you ever snap out of a daydream only to realize that you were either lost somewhere in the past replaying events or caught up somewhere in the future...
Beware A Lean Advisor: Should You Take Advice From Desperate People?
A lion once tried to convince a mountain goat to come down off the barren crags and enjoy the sweet, fertile life of the green pastures. The mountain goat,...
Ask Dr. Conte: Drop the Weight Vest – Shedding the Anger of Past Mistakes
I play basketball at a Division I university. I know I need to perform at a high level and not allow anger to get the best of me, but I can’t seem to help the fact that if I mess up, I get so angry with myself, and then my coach says that anger just makes me play...
The Potential: Greatness Starts with You
The potential for everything great and the potential for everything terrible rests inside all human beings: what we do with that potential is up to us. So often, we focus on the outside world, and we think about what others can do differently – but what might happen...
Controlling Negativity
A boy sat on a rock crying. A friend approached and asked, “Why are you crying?” “Because I got a new shirt today.” “But that is happy news!” said the friend, “Why would it make you cry?” “Because it will get old one day.” For some, it is natural to look at all that...
Are Young People Entitled, Accustomed, Lazy, or Clever?
“Kids nowadays are entitled; they think they should get whatever they want with a push of a button.” “Young people appear to have grown accustomed to a fast-paced world, and they certainly seem to have adapted to being able to navigate through a wide range of options...