A lucky rabbit foot. A glass of wine. A pill. What do these things all have in common? Their effects – whether we do well on a test, whether we mingle at the cocktail party, whether we feel better – ...

IT is generally conceded that suggestion can powerfully influence thinking, either for good or for ill. Every physician knows that throughout history various medications and types of treatment that ...

For well over a century, hypnotic suggestion has been used to successfully treat a wide range of clinical conditions, including chronic and acute pain, irritable bowel syndrome, post-traumatic stress ...

In recent posts, I have written about the importance of critical thinking and how it can be impeded by cognitive biases. Another obstacle to the clarity of critical thinking can be the power of ...

An earworm is a short musical phrase that catches hold somehow to your imagination and repeats endlessly in your mind. It is common and similar to an obsession, which is an annoying and intrusive ...

Market researchers devote their careers to discerning what customers want. A virtual suggestion box gives small business owners a much more direct way of understanding what customers want and need.