Dondi Leigh

One of the most truly extraordinary devices of the human species’ evolution is our ability to have come up with language. From the capacity for abstract thought, which grew as did our brains, the development of language hasn’t been an…

The conversation is always awkward, and I always want to just stop the other party and say “please, just shush” because whatever they’re going to say is going to be weird. “Oh, you still have time”, with a languid hand-pat. “You still…

Imagine actually losing your mind. Suddenly things that were familiar aren’t anymore. You don’t remember faces or people in photos. You find it tremendously difficult to concentrate. You don’t remember how to or when to prepare meals. Your…

Please note: I am using the words ‘narcissist’ and ‘narcissistic’ to indicate a person who would qualify for a narcissistic personality disorder diagnosis. To make it very, very brief: no. It doesn’t work. Using fire to fight fire just…

When you think of someone who is really smart, you probably think of someone who is smart in a way that doesn’t make sense to you. One of my friends, for example, is a rocket scientist who works for NASA. I’m sure his title isn’t rocket…

Narcissism just seems to be running rampant these days. A lot of the time it seems that the characteristics of a narcissist are extremely obvious. Their inherent selfishness, their lack of boundaries, their perception that everyone else…

The notion of a covert narcissist seems almost impossible. All of the characteristics of narcissism seem to be quite externally-reflective. Like any behavioral disorder, however, narcissism finds its way into introverted and ambiverted…

Anxiety. The way the term is tossed around with such ambivalence you’d think that absolutely everyone was afflicted with anxiety. The reality of actually being diagnosed with anxiety versus using at as a catch-all word for being nervous…

Mental toughness, or the ability to be resilient and responsive in difficult circumstances, is rarely considered in the realm of emotional intelligence. Good leaders, though, understand that being mentally tough is actually somewhat…

It can get difficult to tell, however, if he is really in love with you or if he isn’t quite so smitten.