I don’t think I’m being presumptuous in saying that we all know what to do when we approach a red light. Duh… we stop, right? Throughout our lives we have been reacting to that ever-menacing traffic signal and impulsively responding to the fact that green means “go”...
I recently wrote an article for Psychology Today, entitled “Why People Take Shortcuts.” The article was about the “university bribery scandal” that took much of our nation by surprise. There has since been a great deal of commentary about this issue. One particular...
The kids are soon to be out of school and that long-awaited Summer break is about to begin. You’re probably asking yourself… “long-awaited for whom?” As the kids are jumping for joy and can’t wait to make that first splash in the nearest pool, many parents are...
Naturally, we’re all looking for ways to boost our productivity! The rigors of capitalism demand it, right? Although we’re always trying to impress the boss with our unwavering work rate, what about our brain rate? Although cognitivity (productivity of the brain)...
To get an idea of what Executive Functioning is, just think about that child who is struggling to attend in the classroom. The eyes maybe drifting from wall-to-wall. The teacher’s instructions are incoherent and sound a bit like that teacher in Charlie...
The Back Story: A few years ago, my middle son was diagnosed with ADHD. He had been struggling in school and we had done everything we could think of to find ways to improve his concentration and grades. As his focus in the classroom steadily decreased over time,...
