Quote of the day by Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung: “We cannot change anything unless we accept it. Condemnation does not liberate, it oppresses.”
The Power of Acceptance in Self-Change
For years, I’ve noticed a particular pattern in my self-talk when trying to fix a bad habit or shake...
Sylvester Stallone asked Queen for “Another One Bites the Dust” as the Rocky III theme and was turned down — so he called an...
The Unlikely Origins of "Eye of the Tiger"
In early 1982, a struggling Chicago rock band received what might be the strangest voicemail in music...
J.K. Rowling’s editor at Bloomsbury told her she would never make money out of children’s books and advised her to keep a day job
The Day Job Advice: Revisiting an Iconic Publishing Anecdote
“You need to get a day job, because you’ll never make any money out of children’s...
The eldest daughter is often the one who seems able to handle everything. Psychologists say that for some women, that competence has a hidden...
The Unseen Weight of Eldest Daughter Competence
She remembers birthdays, senses when a parent’s voice changes, checks that younger siblings have arrived home safely, and...
Nobody talks about why some of the kindest people end up with the fewest close friends, and it isn’t shyness or bad luck, it’s...
Why Being Easy to Be Around Isn’t Always the Same as Being Deeply Known
For years, conventional wisdom on forging friendships has often emphasized social...