Ideas to help you buy less and love what you already have more. As a consumer psychologist and author, I’ve interviewed hundreds of shoppers about how, when, and why they… read more →
Ebola has riveted our attention: It’s a deadly disease with no known cure, and as is true of most infectious diseases, it’s easy to imagine how it could become a… read more →
My research team and I just completed a study to examine the differences in how happy people live their lives compared to people who are unhappy. Because we were interested… read more →
There are ways to cross even the most unpleasant tasks off your list. It’s a Secret of Adulthood: Happiness doesn’t always make me feel happy. Often, I know I’d be happier if I did… read more →
“The very essence of romance is uncertainty”—Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest “O flatter me, for love delights in praises”—Shakespeare, The Two Gentlemen of Verona When you’re in love,… read more →
My husband and I have now been a couple for longer than we have been separate entities. I wouldn’t say that we’ve always been “in love” during the 30 years… read more →
After months or years together, you may think you know everything there is to know about your partner or spouse. You know that he hates olives and is finally becoming… read more →
You have a calling. Time to answer it. We hear a lot of talk about purpose: How you need to find your purpose, be on purpose, work and live with… read more →
What are the fundamentals of conversation skills? First impressions matter even more than you think. And once they’re set, they are very hard to resist. Let’s break it down:1) “Be… read more →
It’s amazing to me that half of 2014 is already over and that we are in the middle of summer. It seems that time really does fly by the older… read more →