When a relationship is new, there is no shortage of passion and sexual tension. Over time, as the initial excitement fades, you might notice you are having sex with your boyfriend less often. This change is normal and to be expected. However, there is likely a problem if you frequently find yourself thinking, “He doesn’t…
Relationships can be tough to begin with, but when you add a mental illness to the equation, they can be a real challenge — especially when you become locked in narcissistic love patterns You may not think the narcissist in your life has a mental illness. But according to the Mayo Clinic, Narcissistic personality disorder…
Is finding love a priority for you right now? You’ve let the dust settle on your ex, everything’s going great at work, your kids are doing well in school, and it might just be time to get back out there and start dating. You think you’re finally ready to attract an amazing man and the…
Hi, I’m Danny Oppenheimer. If laptops are banned in your child’s classroom, you may have heard of me. That’s because it was my lab that showed that students perform better when they take notes by hand than when they use laptops. Before I knew it, those studies were used as justification for laptop bans in…
For many working Americans who put major life changes on hold during the pandemic, 2022 presents a time to finally take the next step. Each generation has varying priorities when it comes to what these changes will entail – for example, according to a MetLife study, 81 percent of U.S. millennials are expecting to make a…
Going from work-life balance to work-life integration to life-work integration. The Great Resignation has led to a Great Re-evaluation about the place of work in our lives. People aren’t just quitting their jobs, they’re rethinking what they want out of life. What people are resigning from is a culture of “workism”: the idea that we’re…
It’s no secret that, to communicate effectively, understanding your audience is critically important. Many communication experts routinely point out that knowing your audience can help select the most valuable content and structure for that audience. Though true, there’s a far more important reason to dedicate precious time learning more about your audience: word choice. The…
It is no secret that I have a love for personal development books. I am actually infamous for it. The books I will list here are books I have read, and I know they are worth reading. There is nothing worse than getting a book and going through the motivation and drive to read it,…
The Holocaust survivor, Viktor E. Frankl wrote, “He who has a why to live for, can bear almost any how.” He was referring to Friedrich Nietzsche’s “If we have our own ‘why’ of life we shall get along with almost any ‘how.” What Nietzche and Frankl were getting at is that navigating life becomes much easier…
Vulnerability — how open and honest do you get to be on a daily basis? Authenticity — how much do you get to be yourself on a daily basis? Balance — how well do you balance physical, personal, and professional development (the “3 Ps”) Joy — how much joy do you experience on a daily basis? Energy — how energized do you feel by what…
