The BENEFITS of Being Closed-Minded

I was a subscriber to Berkeley Repertory Theatre and happened to run into its director. Michael Leibert. I asked if he wouldn’t mind a bit of feedback. He said, “Yes, I would mind.”

I was shocked. I thought, "He doesn’t have to accept it but he could at least listen to see if it was worthy. After all, open-mindedness avoids our becoming stale, it facilitates our growing, and even makes us better liked because we’ve reacted well to people’s ideas.

But I’ve come to realize that closedmindedness has benefits. I describe them in my PsychologyToday.com article today.

10 Parenting Guidelines

There are 10 guidelines, even if implemented imperfectly, that should make you a plenty good enough parent. I list them in my PsychologyToday.com article today.

High Tech vs High Touch

My most recent article, Changes in a Lifetime,  described societal changes in the past half-century. My PsychologyToday.com article today projects forward.

Changes Over the Past Half Century: A net good?

Recognizing my advanced age —I’ll be 70 in June —a reader asked me what’s changed over my lifetime. I offer my thoughts in my PsychologyToday.com article today.

Doables Easy actions that can make a difference in your career and personal life

Most people find it hard to make big changes. The ideas I offer in my PsychologyToday.com article today are more doable— No personality transplant required. Yet they can make a difference in your life.

The Decade in Review: Psychology-related developments

The 2010s have brought major psychology-related developments in: singlehood, sexual fluidity, religion, mind-altering drugs, ascendance of women/decline of men, genetics, assisted suicide, and President Trump.

I describe them in my PsychologyToday.com article today.

Alone During the Holidays: It can be a great time to journal, write a mock letter, or a short-short story

By choice or not, many people are alone for much of the holiday season. One way to spend part of the time is writing. That may be a particularly good time because Christmas, year-end, and the upcoming New Year inspire reflective thoughts.

Perhaps one of the approaches to writing for self-improvement that I describe in my PsychologyToday.com article today might appeal to you.