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Daily Dose of Reason -
Psychology & Self-Improvement
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Written by Michael J. Hurd, Ph.D.
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Thursday, 03 November 2011 00:00 |
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 People will say you’re crazy when you make no sense. They’ll also call you crazy when you DO make sense, but they don’t like what you’re saying.
Consider Ted, who’s angry with his wife Suzy because he feels that she spends too much money. Rather than attempting to talk rationally with her on the subject, he tells her that she’s “crazy.” He encourages her to “get help” with what he considers to be a self-evident problem. Ted’s attitude sounds, on the surface,
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Read more... [Behavioral Change Is NOT the Same as Change of Mind]
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Daily Dose of Reason -
Psychology & Self-Improvement
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Written by Michael J. Hurd, Ph.D.
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Tuesday, 01 November 2011 00:00 |
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 Conclusion of yesterday's column.
Reporter: I think lots of people confuse happiness with fun, and the dangers there are obvious. People who are always looking for that moment-to moment “high” are, it seems to me, far less likely to find long-term peace of mind. But if happiness isn’t fun -- if it isn’t a state of joy/euphoria -- then, again, what is it?
Dr. Hurd: Happiness is the pursuit of values in life: Long-range, tangible accomplishments that you find meaningful and purposeful. “Refueling” and recreational time is fine and to some extent even necessary, but these are
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Read more... [Is Too Much Happiness a Good Thing? (Part 2 of 2)]
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Daily Dose of Reason -
Psychology & Self-Improvement
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Written by Michael J. Hurd, Ph.D.
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Monday, 31 October 2011 00:00 |
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 Dr. Hurd recently engaged in a discussion with a journalist about issues related to happiness, self-esteem, psychology, self-help, and much more. What follows are some excerpts from that discussion:
Reporter: It seems to me that we have a fundamental confusion about what happiness even is. Plus happiness is obviously
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Read more... [Is Too Much Happiness a Good Thing? (Part 1 of 2)]
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Daily Dose of Reason -
Psychology & Self-Improvement
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Written by Michael J. Hurd, Ph.D.
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Thursday, 27 October 2011 00:00 |
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 Human beings have a tendency to project impossible wishes onto figures that they deem to be capable of impossible things.
Some project these wishes onto parent figures – actual parent figures, or imagined ones if their real parents disappointed them (as most do).
Some project these wishes onto celebrities. This explains
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Read more... [Why Happiness Eludes So Many People]
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A DrHurd.com reader sent me a clip of an article that ran in the Northwest (Illinois) Herald on November 13, 2010. It’s written by the Reverend Jim Swarthout, rector of St. Paul Episcopal Church in McHenry, Illinois.
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