Ruminative Self Focus
The secret to being miserable is to have the leisure to bother about whether you are happy or not. — George Bernard Shaw We are all self-focused. Thoughts related to …
The Serenity Prayer
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference — Reinhold Niebuhr …
The Puppy and the Puppy Trainer
There’s a world of difference between a dog that is off the leash and a dog that is trained to be off the leash — Don Sullivan To explain why …
Behavior Change for Smart Folks
This is the second in series of articles on professionals who have developed an addictive relationship. The first described the importance of matching the treatment methods with the attributes of …
ADDICTED PROFESSIONALS
This is the first of a series of articles on professionals who have developed an addictive relationship with a substance [such as alcohol or drug] or an activity [such as …
The Karma of Behaving Badly
The descent to Hell is easy; the gates stand open night and day; but to reclaim the slope, and escape to the upper air, this is labor. – Virgil
Steering Versus Drifting
For every man there exists a bait
which he cannot resist swallowing
–Friedrich Nietzsche
Problem of Immediate Gratification
No temptation can ever be measured by the value of its object.
–Sidonie Colette
Alcohol Dependence & Will
[twg_gpo_button] Most problem drinkers appreciate that the costs of using alcohol the way they do are greater than the benefits, but they vastly underestimate what it takes to change. As …
Willpower: What it is and how to get it
[twg_gpo_button] We are each dealt a particular biology, psychological history, and current social environment. From these parts emerges a new entity—the Psyche—with attributes that did not exist before. Even the …