A Master of Pies, Punch Lines, Zany Creatures, and Good Company

10/28/09. I grew up with Soupy Sales, had lunch with him in front of the television set, eating in the living room on those rickety TV tables --- enjoying the good life.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/24/arts/television/24sales.html?_r=1&ref=obituaries

Helping Teenagers Find Their Dreams

10/27/09. How should parents guide their teenagers to choose a career? Read this.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/25/jobs/25career.html?hpw

Brain Scans Link ADHD to Biological Flaw Tied to Motivation

10/26/09. This study is another big piece in the puzzle of understanding the origins of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. This study finds a striking difference in the brain's motivational machinery in people with ADHD symptoms.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/21/AR2009092103100.html

Roth on Roth

1024.09. Philip Roth talks about his 30th book --- and depression, marriage, acting, reading and more.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704500604574485623270549670.html

The Collision of Creativity and Mental Illness

10/17/09. Creative people often suffer from mental instability. Why?

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704322004574475654003711242.html

What We Can Learn from Sully's Life

10/15/09. There is much to learn from the life of this hero.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703790404574469160016077646.html

Against the Virtual Life

10/6/09. Joseph Epstein reviews "Digital Barbarism: A Writer's Manifesto," by Mark Helprin.

http://www.claremont.org/publications/crb/id.1642/article_detail.asp

In Character - Fall 2009

10/6/09. A journal devoted to the many sides of "Wisdom."

http://www.incharacter.org/toc.php

Knowledge, Understanding, Medicine and Wisdom

10/5/09. In his article "The Best Medicine," Dr. Jerome Groopman, professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, writes - "While knowledge and understanding are necessary for wisdom, they are not sufficient."

http://www.incharacter.org/article.php?article=164

Do Psychologists Reject Science?

10/2/09. Some say that psychologists are too quick to reject scientific findings about effective treatments for their patients.

http://www.newsweek.com/id/216506/output/print

Understanding the Anxious Mind

10/1/09. A long article - worth the effort - dissecting what makes us anxious.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/04/magazine/04anxiety-t.html?hpw=&pagewanted=all

letters to the editor:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/18/magazine/18letters-t-001.html?_r=1&ref=magazine&pagewanted=all

Why Psychology Is Good

10/1/09. This is a lecture by Professor Martin Seligman on Positive Psychology. Dr. Seligman helped to create this rapidly growing field in 1998. We have learned a lot since then about the psychological components of the good life.

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/yt-9FBxfd7DL3E/martin_seligman_why_is_psychology_good/

Best Web Sites in Psychology

10/1/09.

http://www.assessmentpsychology.com/psychsites.htm