by jmalouff | Mar 24, 2023 | Human Thinking and Behavior
I just read many articles in New Philospher magazine about attention and distraction. Here are my conclusions: First, attention is good for getting things done, for staying safe, and for keeping aware of what is happening inside and outside us. Second,...
by jmalouff | Mar 12, 2023 | Coping, Emotions, Training
Please direct correspondence regarding this article to the author, John M. Malouff, University of New England School of Psychology, Armidale NSW 2351. Email: jmalouff@une.edu.au Abstract Carl Rogers suggested specific ways of interacting with others for promoting...
by jmalouff | Feb 5, 2023 | Bereavement and Grief, Coping, Emotions, Psychotherapy
I am reading the autobiography of Billy Connolly. As a boy Billy was sexually abused for years by his father. Decades later, as his father lay dying from a stoke, Billy finally told his wife about the abuse. He broke down in tears and did not go in the hospital to see...
by jmalouff | Jan 18, 2023 | Human Thinking and Behavior, Language, Motivation, Well-Being
Some experts and ordinary folks want men to show vulnerability, but most men are not inclined in that direction. To me and to most men, vulnerability means being weak in case of attack. That is the traditional meaning of the word. Those who want men to show...
by jmalouff | Jan 12, 2023 | Human Thinking and Behavior, Positive psychology
I am re-reading “Self-Reliance” by Ralph Waldo Emerson. It is widely considered one of the best essays ever written. I saw in the essay this famous expression: “A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.” Emerson argues that...