We could accomplish so much more together than we ever can individually, but often we don’t. Alliances fall apart. At the heart of every productive human connection is collaboration: an implicit or explicit agreement to cooperate with one another and work towards shared goals. Collaboration is found in all human relationships: sports teams, work groups,Continue reading “Relationships, Part 28: Collaboration”
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The Shrink’s Links: What is Water?
Bringing you the best of mental health and relationship articles on the internet. Today’s link from the shrink is: What is Water? David Foster Wallace on mindfulness Click here to go to the site Related articles
Relationships, Part 27: Open to Influence
What do you suppose is the most common factor influencing divorce? Infidelity? Poor communication? Abuse? Irreconcilable differences? Lack of commitment? These are the reasons most often given by divorced couples. Marrying early in life? Living together before marriage? Premarital pregnancy? Having no religion? Coming from a divorced household? These are the demographic factors that predictContinue reading “Relationships, Part 27: Open to Influence”
The Shrink’s Links: Review of Missing Out
Bringing you the best of mental health and relationship articles on the internet. Today’s link from the shrink is: Missing Out: In Praise of the Unlived Life by Adam Phillips British psychoanalyst, Adam Phillips, must have had enough of writing about life as we actually live it. He’s the author of On Kissing, Tickling andContinue reading “The Shrink’s Links: Review of Missing Out”
Relationships, Part 26: Positive or Negative Sentiment Override
If you dislike someone, the way they hold their fork may make you furious. If you like them, they can turn their plate over in your lap and you’ll overlook it. Happy couples are a little bit brainwashed about their partners. They admire each other, even if there’s little to admire. They love how theyContinue reading “Relationships, Part 26: Positive or Negative Sentiment Override”
The Shrink’s Links: In the Rooms
Bringing you the best of mental health and relationship articles on the internet. Today’s link from the shrink is: In the Rooms Can’t get to an AA meeting, or NA or GA, or any of the other varieties of self help groups/ Experience strength and hope is right at your fingertips. Join In the RoomsContinue reading “The Shrink’s Links: In the Rooms”
Relationships, Part 25, Twenty to One
If you thought the key test that I told you about in the last post in this series was too simple, you’ll like this better. Get two counters. You know, the kind you put in your pocket and click. Set them to zero and put one in each pocket. Now see how you interact withContinue reading “Relationships, Part 25, Twenty to One”
The Shrink’s Links: AA
Bringing you the best of mental health and relationship articles on the internet. Today’s link from the shrink is: Alcoholics Annonymous I wouldn’t be much of a substance abuse counselor if I didn’t leave a link for the great grand daddy of all self help groups, now would I? Click here to go to theContinue reading “The Shrink’s Links: AA”
Relationships, Part 24: The Key Test
Sometimes it’s hard to know how you feel about your partner. Feelings are complicated, especially in how they pertain to intimate relationships. Summarizing how you feel is sometimes like taking a bucket out of the Atlantic Ocean and saying, here, this is what the ocean is like. A bucket of water is not what theContinue reading “Relationships, Part 24: The Key Test”
The Shrink’s Links: Poetry Genius
Bringing you the best of mental health and relationship articles on the internet. Today’s link from the shrink is: Poetry Genius A great site if you love poetry, don’t understand it, or can’t resist telling everyone what your interpretation is. See the annotations that people leave. In this link is the poem by Philip Larkin Continue reading “The Shrink’s Links: Poetry Genius”
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