Take a moment to think about all your seldom-used belongings, all the furniture, clothes, electronics, kitchenware, knickknacks and everything in between. How much extra stuff do you own? For many of ...

Connecting with other targets of abuse and hearing their stories is a great way to loosen the bonds of a cognitive trap. At some point in my exploration of this complicated area, I came across the ...

Unlike flexible thinking, which is a helpful way of approaching challenging situations and can help prevent us from becoming overwhelmed, all-or-nothing thinking is more self-limiting and makes people ...

How the best leaders—from Steve Jobs to Howard Schultz—know exactly when to stop listening and start making decisions. The Stoics are cool today, so you might have bumped into this wisdom from ...

Commentaries are opinion pieces contributed by readers and newsmakers. VTDigger strives to publish a variety of views from a broad range of Vermonters. Commentaries give voice to community members and ...

Have you ever met a doctor who could use some pointers in communication? Or a few lessons in empathy? Nine years ago, Kimberly Kopecky, M.D., MSCI, was hoping to gain expertise in just those topics.

I was recently struck by a story I heard at a disaster medicine seminar. 'My hospital's BCP was supposed to be perfect. But in reality, only half of the manual was actually followed.' This was shared ...