by adminwaikiki | Jul 28, 2026 | Blog
Some decisions are hard because every available option involves a trade-off. You may be deciding whether to leave a secure but unfulfilling job, end a relationship that no longer feels right, move somewhere new, or pursue a medical treatment with both benefits and...
by adminwaikiki | Jun 1, 2026 | Blog
Post-apocalyptic fiction can look, at first glance, like pure entertainment: zombies shambling through abandoned cities, asteroids hurtling toward Earth, viruses wiping out civilization, or survivors fighting over canned food in the ruins. But the genre has always...
by adminwaikiki | Jun 1, 2026 | Blog
Most of us carry around two ages. There is the official one, the number attached to our birthday, driver’s license, and increasingly rude medical forms. Then there is the age we actually feel. In a recent conversation I had with Dr. Art Markman, we explored this...
by adminwaikiki | May 16, 2026 | Blog
My recent conversation with Dr. Mathias Clasen on Mind Tricks Radio podcast got me thinking about one of the strangest pleasures in fiction: our fascination with the end of the world. I’ve been especially interested in this topic lately because of the publication of...
by adminwaikiki | May 5, 2026 | Blog
Perfectionism has a sneaky way of disguising itself as ambition. It sounds noble: I just have high standards. I want to do things well. I don’t want to settle. And honestly, there’s nothing wrong with striving. Wanting to improve, grow, learn, compete, create, or...
by adminwaikiki | Apr 22, 2026 | Blog
Perfectionism was the subject of a thoughtful conversation I had a few years ago when I interviewed Dr. Liza Wäcker for my podcast, and it is a topic that has stuck with me ever since. It is one of those issues that can look admirable from the outside, often wearing...
