Are extreme self-reliance, entrenched cynicism, envy, and entitlement blocking your ability to be grateful? To resist them, ...

You're a British citizen. It's 1940. You turn on the radio and hear Winston Churchill as he makes this vow about Nazi aggression: We shall fight in France...We shall fight on the beaches...We shall ...

Cynicism is a belief that humans are self-interested and immoral. Cynicism was once seen as radical, now is largely viewed as corrosive. Cynicism in large doses is unhealthy, but in some forms may be ...

When I describe “cynics,” you might conjure up a certain type of person: the toxic, smirking misanthrope, oozing contempt. But they are not a fixed category, like New Zealanders or anesthesiologists.

Diogenes and Antithenes, two Cynics. Image via Wikimedia Commons. Journalists are supposed to be “skeptical,” but not “cynical.” Both effectively mean to be questioning of facts or motives. But one ...