Most of the time, days, weeks, and months go by without the kind of news we’ve experienced the last few days. In those times, we take much for granted.

Dr Simon’s series continues with the fifth of ‘ten commandments’ of character development: living for more than the pursuit of pleasure.

In this continuing series on sense of self, Sarah Luczaj explores a piece of research comparing the well-being of Japanese and North American students, drawing conclusions about the roles of gratitude and peaceful disengagement.

Have you always suspected it? Just one diagram explains it all: social networking as the intersection of narcissism, ADHD, and good old fashioned stalking.

In this second of the series on sense of self and how it differs across cultures, I am going to look at the interconnected or relational self, and how awareness of how interdependent we are might lead to fear of others.

Self-esteem is generally considered to be something vital, a value in itself, in Western societies. In this first of a series on our sense of self, or lack of it, I am going to look at the apparent lack of self-esteem in Chinese compared to North American students.

Dr Simon’s series continues with the third of ‘ten commandments’ of character development: maintain a balanced sense of self-worth.