Tiny Bites of Wagaliciousness

Good people get tired of being good to ungrateful people. That’s human nature. Losing your temper after trying and trying and trying to respond to someone who is badgering you is human nature. In both situations, the...

You know scientists will study anything, right? And you know I’m a science nerd, right? The other day I was talking with a couple of friends about music and dancing, and we realized that just watching someone dance...

Who is in charge of your mood today? Your dog, who woke you up when he chased his tail at 3:47 this morning and you couldn’t get back to sleep? Your cat, who stalks and kills imaginary demons all night long? The leg...

Have you ever suffered a setback? Sure you have – we all have. I finished in the top 10 of my class so was going to be featured onstage at graduation. Oops…I overslept and was late for rehearsal, so I walked with the...

Is someone you know a workaholic? Aside from their work, you don’t know what else they do besides eat and sleep? That’s the opposite of “work/life balance” and is detrimental to their wellbeing and probably to at...

Do you know how alone you are? Maybe you don’t feel alone because you live with a partner and maybe some offspring, or you work as part of a big team, or you live in a large multi-unit building. There may be people...

Do you think of yourself as a creative person? Many people say they’re not creative, and I say they are defining creativity the wrong way. Creativity is drawing and painting and sculpting. Creativity is composing and...

Quick – what are you doing right now? What are you wearing? How does your hair look? How do your surroundings look? What’s the weather like? Who’s with you? Who do you wish was with you? How do you feel about all of...

Isn’t it nice when a friend texts you or calls you out of the blue, just to say “hi”? You popped into their head, and they took a minute – ok, in some cases, 45 – to let you know they were thinking about you. How do...

What is intuition? Turns out, scientists, psychologists, and researchers can’t quite agree on what it is, though they do agree that it’s pretty tough to measure or track. Most of us have had intuitive hits that we’ve...

Have you ever been walking down the street and tripped a little bit? After the momentary fear of falling, maybe you felt very self-conscious, and maybe you even blushed a little bit, wondering if anyone saw you...

Do you ever wish you were taller or prettier or whateverer? Welcome to the human race! I always wanted to be tall – 5’8” was my goal. Nowhere in my family tree did tall women appear, and yet I was sure I could be...