One of the most, uh, formative movies for me as a teen was Monty Python and the Holy Grail. My favorite hysterical characters in the movie were all played by a single actor, John Cleese, who continues ...

This post is part of a “Wisdom in Mainstream (Academic, Research, and Applied) Psychology Series.” We take a look at the dominant models and perspectives in the field studying wisdom and see what they ...

Let’s for a second imagine two very different people, with two very different backgrounds, studying the same thing in their own unique ways. In this case, it’s the sea. The first is a university ...

Dr. Gregory Stebbins is the Founder and Master Coach at PeopleSavvy. He is a member of the American Psychological Association. There are many variations of the word “hunch”: intuition, gut feeling and ...

I once attended a seminar on “vocation” delivered by a Benedictine monk. He recounted how, if someone bounced up to him with a beaming smile and declared, “I am convinced God has called me to be a ...

Lord Ganesha, our beloved Bappa, teaches us that knowledge is not just about books, but about living wisely every day. His calm face reminds us to pause before rushing, listen more than we speak, and ...

Every time I utter the word "wisdom," someone giggles or sneers. Wisdom, more so even than expertise, does not sit comfortably in a democratic, anti-elitist society. In an age dominated by science and ...