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Category: Psychology & Self-Improvement

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The Worst Romantic Advice You’ll Ever Read

Posted on January 5, 2017 by DrHurd

“Too many people think of happiness as something over which they have no control, but that isn’t true. Ironically, it’s people’s definition of and expectations for happiness that undermine their own.  The best shot anyone has of being happy—in any … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Psychology & Self-Improvement

How to Remain Positive In a World Gone Mad

Posted on January 2, 2017 by DrHurd

Dear Dr. Hurd: We are always encouraged to “be positive,” because it is bad to be negative. However, there are many things in life that are inherently negative, such as what has happened to America over the past 8 years … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Psychology & Self-Improvement

Why People Get Fixated on Social Media

Posted on December 26, 2016 by DrHurd

A therapist at Psychology Today online writes, People often ask me how I think human beings are changing as a result of our addiction to technology. The fact is we are changing in innumerable ways but perhaps none more profound … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Psychology & Self-Improvement

New Brain Research Suggests Biological Need for Honesty

Posted on December 18, 2016 by DrHurd

“Once we start lying, the extent of our dishonesty increases over time. And when that happens, our brain begins to tamp down its emotional response to our own immoral behavior, signaling in effect that lying is no big deal. That … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Psychology & Self-Improvement

What It Really Means to “Trust Your Gut”

Posted on December 5, 2016 by DrHurd

A reader asks: “Trust your gut.” What the heck does that even mean? People seem to be saying this more and more. Does my gut have a brain? The way I think of this is your gut is an automated … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Psychology & Self-Improvement

What Psychological Therapy Does NOT Do

Posted on November 30, 2016 by DrHurd

Psychological therapy does not change people. People either change themselves or, more often, they do not change. But when anything changes, it’s all the changed individual’s doing. Talk to any former drug addict, to dramatize the point. That former drug … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Psychology & Self-Improvement

Don’t Let Toxic People Wear You Down

Posted on November 25, 2016 by DrHurd

It takes more than intelligence to avoid a toxic relationship. As Kristen Fuller, M.D., writes: “I myself had all the tools to avoid a toxic relationship, but I entered into an emotionally and mentally toxic relationship with someone who seemed … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Psychology & Self-Improvement

Thanksgiving and the Psychology of Gratitude

Posted on November 23, 2016 by DrHurd

Thanksgiving means giving thanks. Thanks to whom? There’s the rub. If you look gratitude up in the dictionary you’ll find: the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness: “she expressed her gratitude to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Psychology & Self-Improvement

What’s Causing Post-Election Hysteria?

Posted on November 13, 2016 by DrHurd

A reader asks if I have any insights into the post-election hysteria, i.e., melting down and having to grieve because Hillary Clinton lost. And the assassination threats on social media. And the verbal, even physical, bullying of people suspected to have … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Psychology & Self-Improvement

The Psychology of Statism

Posted on October 30, 2016 by DrHurd

Statism refers to the belief in expansive, never-ending government. Statism is the opposite extreme of the American Constitution and Bill of Rights. These documents severely limited government, saying government may only do the handful of things the documents specify it … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Psychology & Self-Improvement

The Psychology of Naiveté

Posted on October 23, 2016 by DrHurd

What does it mean to be “naive”? Does it always involve innocence or honest misunderstanding? Not exactly. Because after the fact people will tell you things like, “I was so naive. But if I’m really honest about it, I actually … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Psychology & Self-Improvement

Fighting Over Politics: Version 2016

Posted on October 18, 2016 by DrHurd

I keep hearing the question: How to weather political differences with friends and associates, given this combative presidential election year? Then I read this at Psychology Today online, by Susan Heitler Ph.D.: The impulse to convince others of the rightness … Continue reading →

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