Can’t We All Just Get Along?

One of the most painful situations to be in is a dispute. What can we do when we're tangled up in one? Here are some strategies that work.

Relationships

When a Good Friend Stops Speaking to You

David Evans on June 4, 2024

Sometimes a relationship suddenly stops for no apparent reason. What can we do? Here's a strategy to follow.

Sometimes a relationship suddenly stops for no apparent reason. What can we do? Here's a strategy to follow.

Gratitude

How to Survive in an Age of Grievance

David Evans on May 8, 2024

Our emotional responses to situations we experience are not predetermined but are actually choices we make.

Our emotional responses to situations we experience are not predetermined but are actually choices we make.

Personal Perspectives

Hitler? "We Thought He Was Terrific!"

David Evans on April 9, 2024

Sometimes two people can see the same thing and see it completely differently. We have different perspectives.

Sometimes two people can see the same thing and see it completely differently. We have different perspectives.

Education

Two Kinds of Learning—Which Is Yours?

David Evans on March 6, 2024

There are two very different approaches to knowing. Which is yours?

There are two very different approaches to knowing. Which is yours?

Race and Ethnicity

Can Israelis and Palestinians Make Beautiful Music Together?

David Evans on January 22, 2024

To bring change in the Middle East conflict between Israelis and Palestinians, Eduard Said and Daniel Barenboim started a symphony with only Israeli and Palestinian players.

To bring change in the Middle East conflict between Israelis and Palestinians, Eduard Said and Daniel Barenboim started a symphony with only Israeli and Palestinian players.

In a crucial election year, we need to make the best decisions we can, based on the best possible data.

Cognition

To Improve, Should You Speed Up? Or Slow Down?

David Evans on November 20, 2023

It is possible to speed up by slowing down. The key is to use a Japanese concept called "ichigyo zammai."

It is possible to speed up by slowing down. The key is to use a Japanese concept called "ichigyo zammai."

Relationships

Do You Know How to Disagree with Someone?

David Evans on October 24, 2023

A six-step strategy for disagreeing with someone amicably.

A six-step strategy for disagreeing with someone amicably.

Race and Ethnicity

A Big Surprise from Queen Latifah

David Evans on September 4, 2023

In tracing the lineage of the hip-hop artist Queen Latifah there were some very big surprises.

In tracing the lineage of the hip-hop artist Queen Latifah there were some very big surprises.

Politics

How Should We Re-think America?

David Evans on August 9, 2023

There are some things each of us can do to lessen our current polarization problem.

There are some things each of us can do to lessen our current polarization problem.

Politics

What Can We Do to Stop Polarization?

David Evans on July 14, 2023

A surprising new strategy, bolstered by research, ould make dramatic inroads on polarization.

A surprising new strategy, bolstered by research, ould make dramatic inroads on polarization.

President Donald Trump

The Man Who Helped Create Donald Trump

David Evans on May 21, 2023

When Donald Trump exploded into national politics, the groundwork for his success had been laid decades earlier, in the 1930s.

When Donald Trump exploded into national politics, the groundwork for his success had been laid decades earlier, in the 1930s.

Friends

Are Good Friendships Possible Across Polarized Boundaries?

David Evans on April 21, 2023

The United States is more polarized than any other time in the last fifty years. Here are five things to do to reverse that polarization.

The United States is more polarized than any other time in the last fifty years. Here are five things to do to reverse that polarization.

Philosophy

How Are Your Investments Coming?

David Evans on February 27, 2023

Not all of our investments involve money.

Not all of our investments involve money.

Body Language

Mass Shooters: A Radical Strategy

David Evans on November 21, 2022

A new way of thinking about mass shootings and their perpetrators.

A new way of thinking about mass shootings and their perpetrators.

Friends

Chicken Soup for Democracy

David Evans on July 21, 2022

Here are five nonpartisan things any of us can do to protect our democracy.

Here are five nonpartisan things any of us can do to protect our democracy.

Decision-Making

A Nobel Prize Prediction from the 13th Century

David Evans on May 24, 2022

How a thirteenth-century philosopher predicted the 2021 Nobel Prize in chemistry.

How a thirteenth-century philosopher predicted the 2021 Nobel Prize in chemistry.

Career

Could President Zelensky's Comedy Career Save the Ukraine?

David Evans on March 5, 2022

There are many valuable lessons President Zelensky of the Ukraine learned while doing stand-up comedy.

There are many valuable lessons President Zelensky of the Ukraine learned while doing stand-up comedy.

Decision-Making

A Perfect Opportunity for Reinvention

David Evans on February 24, 2022

Having caused so much societal upheaval, the pandemic can prove advantageous if you seek to reinvent yourself.

Having caused so much societal upheaval, the pandemic can prove advantageous if you seek to reinvent yourself.