Are we the best judge of our abilities? Some behavioral scientists will tell us no. In their argument, they will cite the Dunning-Kruger effect, which is the inability to properly assess one's skills ...

Are you running so fast that you find it impossible to slow down? As someone who has spent two decades in high-level leadership roles within high-paced educational institutions, I know what it’s like ...

The practice of examining ourselves can be a powerfully healthy one. Done correctly, it leads to self-awareness, which increases our ability to exercise control over our emotions and provides a ...

You are sitting at lunch at your desk, worrying that the report you just finished isn’t good enough. You know about the benefits of self-compassion and wonder if practicing it would make you feel ...

Do you ever press “pause”- on your busy life to create time to sit quietly and reflect on your life? Sift through your thoughts, interactions, relationships? Self-reflection involves being present ...

The end of the year is a time for self-reflection. Here’s how to make sure your self-reflective energy is well-spent. It is around this time of year that many of us find ourselves thinking deeply ...

The dirty dishes in the sink. We’ve all seen couples arguing over this minor issue in sitcoms and in real life. But how does a tiff about dirty plates transform into a big argument, seemingly out of ...

For many people, losing their job is not only a financial burden but also a psychological one. They are stressed, worry about their social status and begin to doubt themselves. This makes searching ...

Listening to Jean Dawson's music feels like the post-genre future we were promised at the outset of the 21st century. Sure, genres like rock and hip hop have played together in the past, as far back ...