Tag: psychology
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A Natural-Born Overthinker
I know a curious six-year-old who constantly asks, “What if?” What if the wall collapses when we leave the house? What if the roof falls? What if the ocean overflows while everyone else is playing at the beach? The worries…
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Self-Awareness: A Lesson from Ethics Class
Not long ago, my nine-year-old daughter had a habit of telling little lies. Therefore, I decided to enroll her in an ethics class, hoping it would help her understand the difference between right and wrong. After her first class, she…
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The Circle of Never-Ending Desire
I was packing lunch boxes while my kids were watching “Bluey”, the episode called “The Sign.” In that episode, Bluey’s dad gets a new job in another city, with better pay, which means the family has to sell their home…
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Humor is a Bridge in Parenting
My daughter is entering her teenage years, and sometimes it feels hard to connect with her. She gets angry more often, and one phrase I hear a lot is: “What’s wrong with you?” She’ll throw it out during a simple…
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Public Perception and Memory Bias
Some people will do almost anything to achieve fame and wealth. But once they reach the top, they reinvent themselves as champions of ethics, philanthropy, or humanitarian values. Surprisingly, this shift often works. The public embraces their new image, admiring…
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How to be the parent your child needs: learn from ACE test
We all want to protect our children, but do we know what truly hurts them? The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) test shows that certain childhood stresses can shape a child’s future health and mental well-being. This is the test psychologists…
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The One Trait That Makes Followers Die for Their Leader
Let’s say there are great leaders who make followers walk from one end of the world to the other like Alexander the Great, build the impossible like rockets to Mars, or push followers to their limits like Jensen Huang of…
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Self Driving Prediction vs. Human Intuition
When you monitor Tesla’s autonomous driving or FSD (Full Self Driving), you’ll be amazed by its complexity and precision. The car predicts the trajectory of other vehicles, calculates distances, and makes decisions based on a defined mode, cautious, semi-cautious, or…
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Relationships break when trust or desire not aligned
Over 60% of breakups happen not because of cheating or conflict but because partners become emotionally misaligned (Gottman Institute, 2021). Here’s why that happens. 1. Trust isn’t partial. It’s full trust or no trust. Trust isn’t about saying, “I mostly trust…
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Game Theory #2: The Accelerate Dilemma or Axelrod Game Theory
Remember my blog post about the Prisoner’s Dilemma (Game Theory #1)? That was about a one-time event where prisoners have to make a choice. But in real life, we go through a series of repeated events like repeated Prisoner’s Dilemmas.…
