by Kare Anderson | Dec 24, 2008 | Friendship
The sweet scent of the narcissus plant wafts upstairs to me just like the lingering memory of my uphill neighbors, an always upbeat Irish couple in their early eighties. Stopping off on their daily walk, they knocked on my door early this morning to deliver the...
by Kare Anderson | Dec 23, 2008 | Cooperation, CrowdSource, Local
Motorists in St. Louis helped each other in a novel way when road construction made driving difficult. Other drivers found their street was in the wrong place on their personal navigation devices? If you use TomTom you can improve their GPS-based maps. Earlier this...
by Kare Anderson | Dec 22, 2008 | Book, Connecting
More than we are consciously aware, we instinctively imitate one another. When around each other we synchronize our body movements, speaking styles and facial expressions. There’s an automaticity to our reactions. But why? Many scientists believe it’s because of our...
by Kare Anderson | Dec 15, 2008 | behavior, Conflict
Rather than a fake-friendly question to highlight his ignorance, a sarcastic retort, shouting or silently seething – try alleviating the friction that’s at the core of the conflict. I’m not saying it’s easy. Yet unsettled resentments usually cause two-way...
by Kare Anderson | Dec 9, 2008 | Friendship
What kind are they? How important? As pundits discuss Obama’s frenemies, these questions probe the other side of our psyche. UK sociologists Ray Pahl and Liz Spencer asked them in a study that led to a book, Re-Thinking Friendship. Updating a theme in Bowling Alone,...
