by jmalouff | Dec 6, 2020 | Social Support
Chris Watts murdered his wife and young children in my home state. Colorado. After he lied for days and then confessed during interrogation, some individuals started blaming his deceased wife, asking what she did to make Watts “snap.” Victim blaming,...
by jmalouff | Dec 6, 2020 | Human Thinking and Behavior, Positive psychology
You have done many different things in your life. Each action you did a first time. Some of these first-time actions are lost in the fog of childhood. Other first times burn brightly in your memory. For me, when I think about first times, I think about the birth of my...
by jmalouff | Oct 29, 2020 | Human Thinking and Behavior
You might think that it is a fool’s errand to try to predict the future, but some people are good at it. The experts on predicting the future are meteorologists. They helped the Allies decide to start the successful Normandy invasion on a...
by jmalouff | Oct 29, 2020 | Human Thinking and Behavior
Australians watch a ton of TV and streaming videos, mostly for entertainment. Yesterday I watched Rising Phoenix, an uplifting documentary on the Paralympic Games. Young people are more likely to watch short videos on YouTube, TikTok, or similar...
by jmalouff | Oct 29, 2020 | Human Thinking and Behavior
I have read articles recently on the value for adults of playing, as a child might, during the pandemic. Studies show that playing aids physical and mental health When I discovered that a person at a Zoom meeting can change his shown name by clicking on...