Learning New Tricks

The dental hygienist was giving her pep talk about frequent brushing and flossing, the latter being something I have some difficulty doing consistently. ...

Going Beyond Past Achievements

Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow.

Settling for Less

Kierkegaard, the Danish philosopher, told a story about a goose who was wounded and who landed in a barnyard with some chickens. He played with the chickens ...

Addictive Behavior: Disease and Choice

Addictive behavior is both a disease and a choice--bondage and rebellion.

Self Improvements

Percentage of Americans who would change a bad habit if they could: 45

The Dawn of Routine

There is an old story about a mother who walks in on her six-year-old son and finds him sobbing.

"What's the matter?" she asks.

"I've ...