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The Surprising Connection Between Hanukkah and Christmas
Hanukkah and Christmas, which happen to coincide this year, happen to have a surprising shared history. Here it is.
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Dr. Joel M. Hoffman
Positivity Is Poisoning the Holidays (but It Doesn't Have To)
Here is an antidote the poisonous pressure to be happy, especially during the holidays.
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Dr. Joel M. Hoffman
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Hope, Evil, and Fear, as Reflected in Dickinson, Solzhenitsyn, and Munch
In honor of Emily Dickinson, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, and Edvard Munch, here's a meandering romp through hope, evil, and fear, and back to hope.
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Dr. Joel M. Hoffman
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We're All Charlie Brown During the Holidays
Holiday gift-shopping presents deceptive, ever-moving goalposts that seduce us with the promise of the impossible. Good grief!
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Dr. Joel M. Hoffman
Monday Motivation: Learning to Slow Down
"Time is money," they say, so you should try to do things as quickly as possible, right? Wrong! Here's why, and here's how to slow down.
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Dr. Joel M. Hoffman
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Monday Motivation: Perfectionism, and Escaping Its Stranglehold (Or: Good Enough is Good Enough)
"Good enough is good enough" It's obvious, but yet so hard to embrace. Why? And what can we do to escape the stranglehold of perfectionism? Here are…
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Dr. Joel M. Hoffman
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