Are emotions contagious? There’s a psychological phenomenon called emotional contagion that implies emotions produce energy that can be transferred from person to person. A typical example would be a coach’s
A Senior Woman with a Freshman Mind Years ago, in my junior year of college as I sat in my Art History class on the first night, I witnessed an
Call Me Coco: A Lesson in Character It’s not often you get the chance to meet a child prodigy. It’s even better when they turn out to be more special
The Proust Effect As you’re lying on the beach this summer, or by the pool, or simply walking in the park with your earbuds in listening to your favorite music,
Time and again when I went through job interviews in the past, I was hit with the classic question, “What’s your biggest weakness?” My answer most frequently was “I’m a
Big day, yes, it is. Lots of questions, everyone wants to know what you’re going to do next. “Where are you going? What are you doing?”, they ask. You’ve just
I remember walking along in the park one sunny weekday afternoon, enjoying the peace and solitude, even though I wasn’t alone. The spray fountain in the middle of the lake
Has the “pandemic era” and its corresponding negative impact on some marital relationships loudly echoed Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs at the personal level? It’s possible (and likely) that what
My very first job was a summer job working at a fast-food restaurant within walking distance from my house. I was fifteen years old, and it was before I could
If your cellphone news feed is anything like mine, you’ve seen the latest buzzword in the working world. It’s called emotional intelligence, and is defined as, “The ability to perceive,
