If you are interested in a comprehensive overview of the current state of computer and internet technology in healthcare, I highly recommend The Digital Doctor: […]
Nemawashi: A Japanese Management Style for the Modern American Worker
In the abstract, I’d advise against traveling down an Internet rabbit hole. You know the situation: You start reading an interesting story, and you see […]
On Asking for Help
I’m still relatively new at my job, and there is a lot I don’t know. I’m not familiar with all aspects of the company. I’m […]
Finding The Musical “One”: Art and Relationships
A couple of months ago, I wrote about how Amanda Palmer (singer and performance artist) characterized her art as a way of building relationships with […]
Shouldering Blame . . . Succeeding at Work?
I’ve found myself reading more and more posts on LinkedIn Pulse lately, where there suddenly seems to be an abundance of interesting and insightful perspectives […]
Sharing the Burden: Transactive Memory, Relationships, and Kindness
One area of research I always found fascinating was the idea of transactive memory (the key psychologist working on transactive memory, Dan Wegner, was on […]
The Secret Ingredient to a Lasting Marriage? Kindness.
It seems silly to say this. The person you marry is supposed to be the person you love most. Of course you would be your […]
Unconscious Prejudice, Conscious Acceptance
Buzzfeed lists are often what I’d class as “just for fun” reading, but every now and then, one includes interesting new information or a thought-provoking […]
Case Study: Deflategate and the Psychology of Ingroup Bias
If you follow sports at all, and perhaps even if you don’t, you’ve seen the news about “Deflategate.” The New England Patriots, my hometown NFL […]
Vacation Roundup: Connections
Human beings weren’t meant to be solo. No matter what your religious beliefs, I think it’s significant that the Bible begins with God creating a […]