Dissatisfaction with our elected officials is at an all-time high. In recent years polls have indicated only 11% of Americans have faith in Congress while 45% of Americans favor replacing them by ...
Learned helplessness. I’d heard the term before, but conflated it with weaponized incompetence, a phenomenon where someone (usually the male partner in a hetero relationship) exerts little or no ...
Imagine my surprise when, nearly eight months ago, commenting on the state of the country as it approached the 2024 presidential election, New York Times columnist Michelle Goldberg noted that “Biden ...
"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." **CONTENT WARNING** This story mentions the topic of abusive relationships. Sometimes, it’s hard to keep ...
In the late sixties, Martin Seligman and Steven Maier were doing research on dogs and conditioned escape at the University of Pennsylvania. This is a fictional conversation and account. Seligman: "Did ...
A few years ago some friends got a new Golden Retriever puppy named Sugar. When I first met Sugar, she was a ball of fur and energy. Picture this: a golden streak dashing across the yard, eyes ...
**CONTENT WARNING** This story mentions the topic of abusive relationships. Sometimes, it’s hard to keep pushing yourself to accomplish something when it feels like you’ve struck out so many ...
When it comes to how you view the world and your everyday experiences, you probably fall into one of two categories: optimist or pessimist. For people with pessimistic tendencies, or a 'glass ...
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