When my ego wages war, I must be kind.
About Angela Noel Lawson
5 Signs You’re Living the Tragicomedy of Middle Age
It's funny. Sort of.
It’s funny. Sort of.
Relationships: When a Run Is Not About Running
My husband can run farther and faster than me. But, that doesn’t mean he’ll run AWAY from me.
My husband can run farther and faster than me. But, that doesn’t mean he’ll run AWAY from me.
Campsite Restrooms: An Appreciation
What have you discovered a newfound appreciation for lately?
What have you discovered a newfound appreciation for lately?
We Find What We’re Looking For
On Las Vegas, a little black dress, and yearning to be something I'm not.
On Las Vegas, a little black dress, and yearning to be something I’m not.
Between Birth and Death are Paperwork and Swearing
We can choose our response to the situation. We can decide what we do next.
We can choose our response to the situation. We can decide what we do next.
The Hazards of Water Parks and the Lizard Brain
Scarce resources ignite our lizard brains—and make nice people mean.
Scarce resources ignite our lizard brains—and make nice people mean.
The Spotlight Effect: How it Dims Our Shine
The spotlight effect leads us to mistakenly conclude that others are thinking about us, our actions and words, far more than they really are. Have you felt it?
The spotlight effect leads us to mistakenly conclude that others are thinking about us, our actions and words, far more than they really are. Have you felt it?
Laughter, the Bug You Want To Catch
Even if we don’t get the joke, just because others are laughing our faces want to smile and laugh too.
Even if we don’t get the joke, just because others are laughing our faces want to smile and laugh too.
I’m Breaking Up With Perfection
The key is to know how to fail successfully.
The key is to know how to fail successfully.
Our Search for Certainty: Cognitive Bias Series
Our brains fixate on the first and easiest answer. Only by paying attention, expending the energy, and by allowing the possibility of “unbelief” can we find the truth.
Our brains fixate on the first and easiest answer. Only by paying attention, expending the energy, and by allowing the possibility of “unbelief” can we find the truth.
Why Sarah Silverman is Pretty Radical and Currently My Hero
By doing the work, spending the time, and trying to understand, she changed the same old combative narrative. She performed a radical act of empathy.
By doing the work, spending the time, and trying to understand, she changed the same old combative narrative. She performed a radical act of empathy.
Making a Stranger into a Friend: Cognitive Bias Series
Mutual, authentic, and meaningful relationships begin with good feelings. This can happen through helping or better yet, asking for help.
Mutual, authentic, and meaningful relationships begin with good feelings. This can happen through helping or better yet, asking for help.
Cognitive Bias Series: The Stories We Tell Ourselves
We need to expand our ability to see reality, to stop and question ourselves and others, so we can better evaluate the cost.
We need to expand our ability to see reality, to stop and question ourselves and others, so we can better evaluate the cost.
The Seductive Power of Coffee and Clinging
Through the lens of my embarrassment, I made wild assumptions and misinterpreted someone's actions.
Through the lens of my embarrassment, I made wild assumptions and misinterpreted someone’s actions.
Taming the Elves in Our Brains
The Cognitive Bias Series, Part One
The Cognitive Bias Series, Part One