By Frank BonkowskiThe Happiness HypothesisAs a Third Ager, I have always believed that we all can be happy after midlife with the right mind set and knowledge. However, after reading The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom by...
Friday, October 22, 2010
Why Attaining Happiness is So Elusive - Part 1
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A Complete Review of Social Intelligence by Daniel Goleman
By Joshua Uebergang This is a book review of Daniel Goleman's Social Intelligence: The New Science of Human Relationships.Goleman in his groundbreaking book reveals that neural linkages between humans influence the brain and the body. These invisible...
The Courage to Be Who You Are
By Marti Self Are you an owl? Are you a dolphin? Are you a peacock? Are you a panther?In reading "Conquer Fear" by Lisa Jimenez, I learned that behavior psychologists have determined there are four personality types. Although there may be a mixture within...
What is Creativity Anyway and How Come the Human Mind is So Good at It?
By Lance Winslow Can we define creativity, and if we do, does that mean we are one step further in duplicating it? Is it possible to train a computer to be creative? Why not say artificial intelligence computer scientists, but psychologists, religious...
Know Someone Who is Depressed? Why Not Read Up on the Subject to Help Them
By Lance Winslow All of us are affected by depression, whether we have such issues or not. For instance, 19% of our population in the United States takes depression drugs. So, with nearly 20% of our citizens taking depression drugs and considering all...
Structure of Strange and Obscure Dreams
By Sam Shawn Dream dictionary and the interpretation in it is a subject of great interest and every dream is considered to have special information to the dreamer. Disposing off dreams as just an illusionary event is simply not possible by most of us....
How to Succeed Using Gratitude - An Hour to Live, an Hour to Love, by Richard and Kristine Carlson
By Andrea Goeglein, Ph.D.You may or may not know the name Richard Carlson, but millions of people all over the world have read his, "Don't Sweat the Small Stuff," books. Dr. Carlson was considered to be one of the foremost experts on happiness around...
Must We Feed the Bully?
By Elizabeth Bennett Recently, I heard about this new book entitled "101 Facts About Bullying: What Everyone Should Know" and even though I have not read it, I do commend the author for taking a stand against the problem. Every bit helps in educating...
A Review of The Family Crucible
By Dr. Barbara Cunningham The Family Crucible, by Napier and Whitaker (1978), reads like a novel while at the same time laying down some of the fundamental concepts of family systems therapy. It is a case study of one family's experience in family therapy....
Critical Annotation - Out of the Shadows by P Carnes
By Shannon Bailey Understanding sexual addiction takes a lot of study and time. Carnes gives a great overview and insight into what sexual addiction is all about. With this overview, counselors are able to get a better grasp on sexual addiction to either...
The White Tiger
By Rabiya Jawed The author addresses the problems of the life of Munna, a boy belonging to the rural suburb of Gurgaon. His plight can be understood by the fact that when he enters school and the teacher asks for his name, he replies that he doesn't...
The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari by Robin Sharma
By Chris Kanyane In the 18th century there was one French philosopher genius, Jean-Jacques Rousseau. It was Rousseau who provided Europe with slogans for return to nature during the times of the industrial revolution when everybody was excited about...
Understanding Freakonomics Better - Random Decisions Are Not Random
By Prasoon Kumar Freakonomics by Steven Levitt takes a look at interaction between different people and the way they take their decisions. He believes people never take random decisions, they follow certain rules (which may be self imposed, not necessarily...
Quests Beyond Existence - A Book Beyond Description and Perception
By Michael Duque Quests Beyond Existence presents the reader a mixture of story-telling, imparting principles, entertaining and educating the reader about concepts beyond human lives.The book hopes to leave with the reader a more accepting attitude and...
Overcoming Passive Aggression
By Jeanine Byers Hoag What I like about the book is that even though it addresses the angry person as "the problem" and the focus is on how that person expresses or fails to express hidden anger, there is a strong call to action on the part of the person...
Parenting With the Enneagram
By Jeanine Byers Hoag Two Enneagram BooksIn this article, I will review two Enneagram books by Elizabeth Wagele, the Enneagram of Parenting and the book she wrote for children, to help them better understand themselves, Finding the Birthday Cake.Both...
Review of "Influence - the Psychology of Persuasion" by Robert B Cialdini
By Paul Stephen Barber I came across this book as it was mentioned in passing by a couple of Internet marketeers that I respect, and they were suggesting that it was a must read. Anyone involved in sales already will have come across this book as it...
Book Review - "Optimizing the Infinite Mind" by Prof Erantha De Mel
By Dr. Jeanne Oswald Prof. Erantha De Mel in his latest book "Optimizing the Infinite Mind" offers a cogent expose of the human mind processes. It explains how to reprogram the thought patterns and thinking styles to obtain the desired results in life;...
Predictably Irrational - The Keys to Your Success May Be the Opposite of What You Think
By Mary Lou KayserOne of my favorite sitcoms of all time is Seinfeld. One of my all-time favorite episodes of that quirky show is called "The Opposite." In it, George decides that every decision he has ever made in his life has been wrong, and that his...
Review of Simon Clarkson's Book - DayDreaming
By Michael Bury I recently discovered that there are several positive thinking books available on the market, I have discovered one that interested me, Simon Clarkson has published 'DayDreaming'. This is a book aimed at the individual who is looking...
Atkinson and Hilgard's Introduction to Psychology Reference Book
By Gino Hitshopi When you are young the world is your oyster, there are so many opportunities that are open to you and you have hundreds of different paths that are all open to you. As hard as it may sound it is advisable to have a good understanding...
You Don't Know Crazy
By Mary Stanhope Mental Illness - It Is My Turn Please, anyone who has been affected by someone they love that was or has recently been diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder should read this book. It is from the inside view of the person with the diagnosis...
Sex, Sexuality, and Therapeutic Practice
By Cammy KielyHuman sexuality is a complex and controversial issue that is often ignored during therapy and clinical training. Yet, it is a salient aspect of the human experience, which requires deep understanding by both client presenting for therapy...
The Power of the Sub-Conscious Mind by Joseph Murray
By Lisa A Jordan I am now reading the Power of the Sub-Conscious mind for the second time. I cannot get enough of this book. It resonates with everything I believe as to why we exist and how our thoughts completely create the life we choose no matter...
As the Pendulum Swings - The Mind-Brain Connection by Lindsay A Brady
By Richard R Blake Finding the Connection Connecting Peace of Mind and the Joy of Consciousness"As the Pendulum Swings" is Lindsay A. Brady's true life story. Brady is a nationally recognized clinical hypnotherapist. The book is divided into two parts....
Flow - The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
By Jeffrey Le Compte This great book from one of the founding fathers of positive psychology is no pop psychology book as it is backed up by years of scientific research. It outlines his theory that people are most happy when they are in a state of flow....
Is The Me Generation The Cause For The Culture Of Excess?
By Karen Haney When I thought of reviewing THE CULTURE OF EXCESS, my first thought was am I the right person for this book? It only took me a few minutes and pages to realize that I would be fine for this book because I found the book was so much more...
Book Review - Next Stop, Reloville By Peter T Kilborn
By Cathy Goodwin Relocation always brings challenges and Peter Kilborn writes a journalistic account of a special segment of people who move: families who are required to move in order to keep their jobs or maintain career growth. They earn high incomes...
Review of the Third Chapter - Life 50 - 75
By Cathy Goodwin, Ph.D.As a sometime career consultant, I continue to search for a book targeting people at mid-life. This book seems to be about preparing for the years just past midlife, which Mary Pipher characterizes as the "young old."As I've noted...
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