All posts tagged Psychology

L is for Light

What is there about the sunrise which draws us from slumber? Why does the television wake you up…even when all that is on is ant races? What are you seeing you do not realize you are seeing? Light. Blue light to be completely specific. But this is no sale notification. It is a direct line […]

J is for Justification

Excuses. Explanations. Reasons. They are all justification. The ends justify the means. Done with the best intentions. It is for your own good. At some point we have all justified an action which either did not go according to plan or went precisely as we designed it.

Saturday Revisited

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Please excuse the complete and utter technological failure which is bringing you the Saturday Evening Post on the completely wrong day of the week. Normally, posts which are scheduled to go live do so without any overt intervention. This one is just special. It decided to stay in the scheduler and go stinking nowhere.

I is for Illusion

Whether it is a mirage or the voices in your head, all of us have experienced some sort of illusion. Illusions are not just limited to optical tricks. Some are matters of great enjoyment. Others are frightening. Which sort of illusion is your favorite?

H is for Habits

Good habits. Bad habits. Language habits. Study habits. Annoying habits. Drug habits. Broken habits. Hygiene habits. Can’t-seem-to-break-it habits. What are they really? Why do we pick up habits? Better still, how can we choose to pick up better habits?