Study: Student IQs are average
In 1940, 10 percent of adults attended college and 60 percent had only an elementary education or no formal schooling at all. By 2009, 56 percent attended…
Category: Personal Development
Book Review: The miraculous story of a Ugandan street kid
At age 10, Peter Mutabazi ran away from home and began living in a pit of garbage and dead animals. It was a step up. In his inspirational book, Now I Am…
Author speculates on ‘why kids aren’t growing up’
Kids that are unmotivated, hypersensitive, and defined by their supposed mental defects — Is this the condition of today’s children? One author says yes…
Even best friends argue: How to tell when your dog is annoyed with you
The relationship between humans and dogs is truly remarkable. For thousands of years, our species evolved together, relied upon each other for survival,…
Are we attracted to the negative?
In the heyday of print journalism, there was a saying, “If it bleeds, it leads,” summarizing the general wisdom in the news business that drama and…
What to do with your sixth sense
Sometimes people have a flash of knowledge that seems to come out of the blue. Whether you call it intuition, a hunch or a “sixth sense,” psychologists…
Build a better to-do list
A messy notepad full of scrawled reminders or a thick border of sticky notes on your computer monitor might not be doing you very many favors. Your to-do…
Seriously, get a hobby!
Do you want to reduce stress, connect with others, improve your work performance, and develop new skills — all while enjoying yourself? If you answered…
How to be a good dinner guest
During America’s Gilded Age, a formal dinner setting might include as many as 24 pieces per person, and choosing the wrong fork for the cheese course was…
Study history to understand the present
Do you want to understand how others live, or solve puzzles and chase down mysteries? Know more about how our world works and why? Become a better and…