Compassion Power

01/31/2026

Failure and catastrophe occur more frequently with overconfidence than with under confidence. Overconfidence underestimates the possibility of failure, under confidence exaggerates it, genuine confidence recognizes and reduces it.

01/28/2026

Dysfunctional attitudes are the major psychological barriers to a better future. To overcome them, we must unpack the autopilot judgments underlying them. Perhaps the most important skill for a better future is the ability to widen our perspectives.

01/16/2026

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/anger-in-the-age-of-entitlement/202601/suppressing-doubt-is-lying-to-ourselves

Only doubt can help us overcome our proclivity for the psychological underpinning of polarization (and the nemesis of knowledge): confirmation bias.

01/11/2026

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/anger-in-the-age-of-entitlement/202412/the-key-to-a-better-life

With genuine curiosity, we want to learn and understand, not “win” an argument.

01/07/2026

To get our partners to show that they care about us we must show that we care about them. It’s not guaranteed, but it’s the only way.

01/04/2026

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/anger-in-the-age-of-entitlement/202512/outer-pride-inner-shame

Behavior often contradicts intentions. Intentions are more about values (the kind of person I want to be), while behavior is more about temporary comfort or power.

01/02/2026

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/anger-in-the-age-of-entitlement/202512/adversarial-love-relationships

Adversaries cannot repair their damaged relationships while locked in negative judgments and cynical characterizations of each other.

12/30/2025

https://youtu.be/cZ5toI_8nfE

They can feel like you're sleeping with the enemy.

12/28/2025

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/anger-in-the-age-of-entitlement/202512/hurtful-exchanges-in-love

When people live together, they develop implicit judgments to explain undesirable behavior of their partners. These become lenses through which they view each other.

12/21/2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HG_NcfsBHuc

Learn to access the most powerful part of your brain under stress.

12/19/2025

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/anger-in-the-age-of-entitlement/202504/familiarity-vs-authenticity-whats-the-difference

Familiarity offers comfort, safety, and predictability at the price of stunting growth and rejecting beneficial change. Authenticity demands choice, honesty, and vulnerability.

12/17/2025

Hate can infect any person or group that includes tacit or overt assertions of superiority and victimhood, leading to paranoia and viewing other groups as threats. Information becomes propaganda and education mimics indoctrination.