New Goals for a Longer Lifespan
The September 2016 edition of the Scientific American magazine included nine key questions about our future, one of…
What Is a Neurosis and What Does it Mean to Be Neurotic?
Neurosis, like depression, is a word whose misuse exasperates therapists and analysts. Time and again people will refer…
Five Things Successful People Have in Common
At some point, we all look in awe at a friend or work colleague whose life moves from…
Five Things Unsuccessful People Have in Common
Throughout history, writers and philosophers have noted the way fate, or “the gods,” seem to curse certain individuals,…
Do People Without Children Always End Up Lonely?
A major new social trend, especially in Europe and North America, is the increasing number of people without…
When Someone Close to You Commits Suicide
When someone takes their own life, those who knew them often react with a mixture of shock, disbelief,…
Coping With a Sense of Failure
When they look back over their life, many people feel a sense of failure: they never did write…
Why You’re Losing Motivation as You Age
Getting motivated can be difficult at any age (just ask the parents of a sulky teenager who won’t…
The History of Depression
As the British novelist L. P. Hartley famously observed, “the past is a foreign country, they do things…
