by Margaret Anderson | Aug 25, 2016 | Blog
Just in case anyone needs further motivation to cultivate happiness, Elizabeth Gilbert reports an amazing true story.[1] You may recall that, in the 1986, a nuclear reactor near the Village of Chernobyl, Russia, exploded, leaving the surrounding area highly toxic with...
by Margaret Anderson | Aug 11, 2016 | Blog
Recently, I thought I had to run up the white flag and go grocery shopping because I’d just put the last roll of TP on the spindle in my bathroom. Then I realized I could steal the one in the guest bath and hold out for one more day. I procrastinate. After a trip, I...
by Margaret Anderson | Aug 4, 2016 | Blog
No need to worry that people with whom you negotiate, try to persuade, or build consensus know the same interest-driven skills you do. Rather, you’ll benefit even more if your counterparts know and use these skills. In Bridges to Consensus, I illustrated this...
by Margaret Anderson | Jul 22, 2016 | Blog
Like announcers who break into your favorite TV show, I interrupt my series on Ethics to bring you an important message, a message about Facebook scams. What does this have to do with my area of expertise? Call it Defense against the Dark Arts of Persuasion. Signs of...
by Margaret Anderson | Jul 14, 2016 | Blog
Many people believe that upbringing establishes our ethical values, which are pretty much fixed by a certain age. But some experts say we can train ourselves to be more ethical.[1] This was a pleasant surprise to me, a happy and hopeful thought. I was even more...
by Margaret Anderson | Jul 7, 2016 | Blog
We attract what we focus on—good or bad.[1] But it’s hard to focus on what we want when the media and internet flood us with what we don’t want, as in negative campaign ads and posts. Yoda got it right, “Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to...
