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Why the Holidays Are So Stressful For So Many

Michael Hurd | 19 November 2011
The problem with holidays as we know them, especially holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas, is that they stir up the unhappiness of people who are already unhappy in the first place.

The Fallacy of "Selfish"

Michael Hurd | 24 June 2011
Human beings are capable of many contradictions. One of the most stunning of these contradictions involves use of the concept "selfishness." If selfishness is so bad, then why is it acceptable for the person accusing you of it to want you to do something?

Suffering is Not the Goal

Michael Hurd | 10 May 2011
Do traumas, tragedies, and difficulties make you stronger?

The Psychology of Snobbery

Michael Hurd | 9 February 2011
Money helps, but even great wealth isn’t the whole answer.

Optimism Without Reality Won't Save America

Michael Hurd | 8 December 2010
In an otherwise rational and productive society, such profound evasion and insanity must have a cause.

When "Get Help" Isn't What Someone Means

Michael Hurd | 7 December 2010
Beware of people who misuse the word "help."

Nobody's "Making" You Feel Anything

Michael Hurd | 28 November 2010
The false, but widely held, notion that other people can "make" you feel a certain way.

"Feeling Good is Not the Purpose of Life"

Michael Hurd | 21 November 2010
There's nothing wrong with feeling good. But there is something wrong with making this the preeminent goal of human experience.

Psychologizing and the Art of Smearing

Ellen Kenner | 25 October 2010
Imagine being told that you use “mental gimmickry” and exhibit a “non-evidence-based mental process” when you’re expressing your political ideas.

Back From Vacation

Thomas Sowell | 6 July 2006
Over the years more cute and complicated ways of doing simple things seem to have become the vogue.
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