Pro Basketball Coach Exposes the ‘Disease of More’

NBA Hall of Fame coach Pat Riley popularized the term the “Disease of More.” Riley has noted that many championship pro teams in the NFL, ...

Happiness Obsession Has Failed To Deliver On Its Promise

In the late eighties and early nineties, there were several hundred studies about happiness published each year; by 2014, there were over 10,000 per year. ...

Young Girl Uses Sleeping Mother's Thumbprint for Christmas Shopping Spree

Advances in mobile technology have drastically improved security on the smartphones most people carry these days. In fact, a majority of devices now have ...

David Brooks on 'The Structure of Gratitude'

In his article "The Structure of Gratitude," New York Times columnist David Brooks notes what he's learning about thankfulness:

I'm sometimes ...

The Religion That Brings People the Greatest Happiness

In a question and answer period after one of his lectures, C.S. Lewis was asked which of the world's religions gives its followers the greatest happiness. ...

Children Prefer Food Covered in McDonald's Wrapper

In a study included in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine children were shown to overwhelmingly prefer the taste of food that comes ...

Lord Farquaad Displays Selfishness

The animated movie Shrek gets so many things right about our lives. One such example is the pitiful little king of the land, Lord Farquaad. Farquaad is ...

Young Adults' Prayers Lack Repentance and Praise

Researcher Christian Smith's book, Soul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers, concludes that many young American adults ...

Parents Create Narcissistic Children

The Washington Post writing about a study opines that parents are to blame for the growing narcissism in the world, rather than the influence of, say, ...

Our Instant Gratification Society Has a Cost

An article in The Boston Globe claims that our "demand for instant results is seeping into every corner of our lives." The need for instant ...