Theories abound regarding breaking the cycle of poverty and welfare dependency among our nation’s underprivileged. In this year of election campaigns and barrage of ads from both parties, there appears to be no one stating what may be obvious to many - pay attention to your babies!

In 1988, the editors of LIFE magazine asked over 300 people to answer the question, “What is the meaning of life?” Individuals included authors, spiritual leaders, actors, and the proverbial Man/Woman in the Street. In 1991, LIFE compiled the information it received and paired it with black-and-white photos from its archives.

Anyone who has seen the movie “Office Space” probably remembers the receptionist who says, “Uh-oh. Sounds like somebody's got a case of the Mondays.” Yet a recently published Gallup survey shows that Monday does not deserve its morose reputation.

Nearly 125 years ago, William James wrote a short article titled “Habit,” in which he stated that our behavioral patterns shape who we are and what we often refer to as character and personality. He refers to ‘habit loops” and how these repeated actions dominate our lives…

John Cleese, English actor, comedian, writer and film producer, lectured on the secrets of creativity more than 20 years ago. His comments are still remarkably viable today. Cleese believes that creativity is not the act of nurturing a specific talent but, rather, it is a lifestyle that a person needs to embrace.

According to a new book, "Dancing About Architecture: A Little Book of Creativity" by Phil Beadle, new ideas come from the combination of unlikely and disparate information stored in a person’s brain. Even though some ideas should be obvious to us all, they are often overlooked because many of us are too focused on dealing with our own fields of expertise.

Among the many attributes associated with being a Baby Boomer, memory loss is not the most appealing. While some brain skills actually improve with age, such as general knowledge and reasoning, other aspects decline, including spatial ability, mental speed and the ability to spot differences and similarities.

When Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) aired the documentary, “One Last Thing," about Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple, the station included excerpts from an interview with Jobs. The interview took place in 1995 and was conducted by the Santa Clara Valley Historical Association.

The Stanford Prison Experiment (SPE) "celebrates" its 40th birthday this year. This is the study in which 24 middle-class, college-aged males volunteered to play the role of either “prisoner” or “guard." Although the SPE was scheduled to run for two weeks,…

You may be one of the lucky people who has always known what he wants to do with his life. But what if you don’t know what you want to be when you grow up? What happens if you are either fortunate enough to have a plethora of choices or if you are totally undecided about your future?

If you have to take a pill to feel “more like yourself”, then what is the definition of “normal”? This perplexing question came about after the incredible success of Valium in the 1960‘s. How did the pharmaceutical giant Roche convince seemingly-normal people that they needed the help of drugs in order to meet life’s challenges, no matter how minor?

Boosting an individual’s low self-esteem is a difficult, and not always successful, process. A person’s view of himself or herself is derived from a lifetime of experience. Just telling people that they are worthwhile or encouraging people to repeat “I am lovable” as a mantra does not work.

Is dishonesty reserved for “bad” people? Do “good” people tell lies? These are some of the fascinating concepts that behavioral economist Dan Ariely pursues in his latest book, “The (Honest) Truth About Dishonesty: How We Lie To Everyone - Especially Ourselves”.

Have you ever had a day when you felt overwhelmed or stressed to the point where you lashed out at one of your co-workers or you burst into tears? Trying to find the root of your workplace anger can be difficult. Taking a moment to ask yourself if your strong emotional reaction is reasonable is a good place to start.

In the early 1990’s, thousands of poor families were given federal subsidies to move out of low-income neighborhoods and into more well to-do ones. Social scientists believed the effects of this movement would be higher paying jobs, higher income overall, and better education.

The fifth and sixth best selling drugs in the United States are anti-psychotic medications and their sales have increased by 13% in the last year, according to IMS Health. The drugs are prescribed to treat psychotic disorders like bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and severe depression.

Jessica Novogratz relayed some inspiring words of wisdom to the new Gettysburg College graduating class during the annual barrage of commencement ceremonies and celebrations around the country. Among her words of wisdom: “Focus more on listening and learning-the rest will come.

In Paul Tough’s new book, How Children Succeed, the former Time Magazine editor explains that teaching children the basics of math and reading are simply not enough in these difficult times. With a growing budget crisis and soaring unemployment rates, education reform is not at the top of many political to-do lists; however,…

While expectant mothers are often considered to be the universe of their future off-spring, science is teaching us that fathers may have just as an important role in a newborn baby’s life. As it turns out, a father’s habits and lifestyle choices have just as much impact on a child as mom’s decisions do

Culturally, we have a misconception that extroverts are “people lovers” and introverts are anything but “people lovers”. We prize extroverts as go-getters, leaders, and champions, while extroverts simply slip into the shadows.