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A new study out of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign found that the children who could run for longer periods of time on the treadmill had thinner sections of gray matter in the front of their brains  (which actually signifies more brain maturation) than those with lower stamina. These children also performed better on a math […]

When I was growing up, my neighbor’s teenage son had a Jeep. I was convinced this was the COOLEST car ever. I pretty much decided then that when I had the opportunity, a Jeep would definitely have to be my first car. I discovered the love that can only exist between a guy and a […]

Further discussion on the research to date on the teenage brain: http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/08/31/the-terrible-teens  

Extending the ideas mentioned in the post Sports Playbook, people not only intend different things by certain actions, they express certain ideas by using different actions. This comes up most often in closer relationships, like in families. It is as if family members are trying to say similar things while speaking different languages. With one […]

Relationships are like playing a sport with a teammate who is following a different playbook of rules. Furthermore, you are each constantly editing and changing your own playbook, and you don’t always act in accordance with your book. That leaves a lot of room for inconsistency and misunderstanding. You may be making a legal move […]