Common reasons for conforming

Gratitude has become a social norm, an internal voice that we must be thankful for a normal life. Suppressing negative feelings isn’t good, and we cannot ignore the problems we have (like workplace harassment or a bad boss) just by appreciating that we still get paid regularly.

Bypassing o...

Most of us think we will have the courage to confront someone to do the right thing, but we will often fail to step up when actually facing a situation.

• One factor that prevents us from speaking up is our fear of the consequences, such as losing a friendship, getting...

It’s a common misconceptions that giving is not supposed to be about you. But choosing to help another is often, if not always, at least in part about how you see yourself and how helping will make you feel. And this is a good thing, because the benefits of helping to the helper pro...