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Overcoming the impossibility of fairness

We are designed to want fairness and it is very upsetting to us when we don’t get it. But fairness is impossible to achieve.

Oh, those pesky resolutions

So here we are, entering the SECOND month of 2021 already. How are your aspirations, intentions, or resolutions? Well, maybe you have made some changes and are well on your…

“But what will people think?”

It’s normal to worry about what others think of us.

Our social brain is doing this to make sure we belong and to keep us safe.

Why hope?

We need hope. We also need realism. We need to learn to deal with disappointment.

Why are conspiracy theories so seductive?

There are quite a few payoffs for believing in a conspiracy theory. Thanks to the design of our brain.

Happy New Year! Happy Reset!

It is a great time for a reset, especially since most of us are more than happy to put 2020 behind us. And, of course, January is a traditional time to set resolutions, goals or intentions for the year.