There is a lot of overlap between psychology and economics, because both focus on certain aspects of how we make decisions. When I look at the current state of our economy – especially growing personal debt and low credit scores among consumers – I often wonder what psychological factors are driving this behavior.

“In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on.” Robert Frost In mindfulness-based psychotherapy there’s a technique called “urge surfing” that’s used to help individuals overcome addictive and impulsive behaviors.

“We are all travelers in the wilderness of the world, and the best that we can find in our travels is an honest friend.” Robert Louis Stevenson I think a friend is one of the best kinds of relationships in the world. When you have quality friends, you know that they will be there to [...]

One of the most difficult things to do when managing our thoughts and emotions is to just let things be. Instead, we have the tendency to avoid or cling to certain thoughts and emotions. We judge some as good, others as bad, and these judgments – in many ways – become a self-fulling prophecy.

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” Aristotle What is a habit? A habit is any behavior that we do on a frequent and consistent basis. The only way to build new habits is through conscious repetition and practice. As we repeat behaviors more and more, they [...]