In today’s column, I returned to an old theme that remains one of the most important ones when we consider conflicts between two individuals or two groups. I’m referring to the tendency to think in groups. Here is an earlier post on the topic (Segregation). Here is what was published in this morning’s edition of [...]
Tag Archives: anger
Take this pen and shove it!
Here is my column from last week. It is part of general talk I give on assertiveness and explains the problems that occur when we let frustrations accumulate too long. They almost invariably blow up in our faces. In order to avoid this problem we must first learn to accept minor frustrations. This involves changing [...]
Taking back your life
There are always two blows one receives when one is the victim of a crime. The first is the direct loss of material or the sense of violation. This is what the criminal takes. But there is also a second blow, the impact on the victim’s sense of security. This is the consequence that can [...]
I hate you, I miss you
“When angry, count to ten before you speak” “Absence makes the heart grow fonder” In my Metro column last week, I decided to explore the effect of the passage of time on our emotions and how this impacts relationships. The two quotes above help explain why some people constantly live with on-again off-again relationships. In [...]
