Do You Know How to be Married?: A self-assessment inventory

Yes, sometimes I think the institution of marriage is obsolete. Social and economic changes have reduced the need. 

And I can't even say that if I were starting over, I'd marry. But I did and while the marriage has never been made in heaven, it's worked pretty well here on earth. And we've been together for 43 years now, three years "living in sin" and 40 official years.

In today's PsychologyToday.com article, using the format I've used in some recent articles---the self-assessment inventory--I offer my thoughts on how to make marriage work.

Lessons for All of Us from a Sports Psychologist

After conducting today’s The Eminents interview with sports psychologist John F. Murray, I’ve come away feeling that his advice applies not just to athletes but to most people who want to improve their mental performance.  

Here's the link to the interview on PsychologyToday.com.

Follow Your Dream?

I write my PsychologyToday.com article today as an antidote to the incessant polllyanism I see and read in the media.

These anecdotes about people who followed their dream are true. I've just  changed irrelevant details to protect my clients' anonymity.

Getting Teachers to Pay Attention to Your Bright or Gifted Child

All kids deserve appropriate schooling. Too often, bright kids don't get it. 

 

My recent interview with Edward Amend on helping unhappy intellectually gifted kids received many page views and Facebook Likes, so for my PsychologyToday.com article today, I decided to create the following post.

It adapts the text of a whiteboard video I created for teachers: "Six Ways to Meet Bright and Gifted Kids' Needs Without Much Extra Work."

Organizing and Time Management from the Inside Out: An interview with Julie Morgenstern

Most of us wish we were better organized and could manage our time better. To help, in today’s Psychology Today The Eminents interview,  I talked with Julie Morgenstern.

Do You Know How to Be Motivated? A Self-Assessment

This is the third in my PsychologyToday.com three-part series of self-assessment inventories, "Do You Know How to Be..." 

Part I is  Do You Know How to be Resilient?

Part 2 is: Do You Know How to Be Practical?

Here is Part 3: Do You Know How to be Motivated?

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Do You Know How to Be Practical? A Self-Assessment Tool

 In my PsychologyToday.com article today, I offer a self-assessment tool to help you decide if you want to be more practical and, if so, how.