Over the many years I have been conducting research on human behavior, I’ve found some interesting links between depression and other factors, like procrastination. People often mistakenly believe that procrastinators and simple lazy, but putting things off or being unmotivated to do anything is also a facet of depression. When I was sifting through the […]

I’m not one of those people who eat up celebrity gossip magazines like fries. The only time I even glance at one is when I’m waiting in line at the grocery store, and only because they’re so conveniently located near the cash register – and because the headlines honestly make me giggle. I do, however, […]

I recently watched (re-watched) the episode of The Simpsons where Homer tries to scam people out of money with a telemarketing auto-dialer. The phone message was as follows: “Greetings, friend. Do you wish to look as happy as me? Well, you’ve got the power inside you right now. So, use it, and send one dollar […]

In a champagne induced epiphany, my friend decided that it was time for her to join a dating website. I listened in as she filled out the customary personality questionnaire, mostly because she insisted on reading each question out loud. Having been one of the authors of Queendom’s “Matchscale” questionnaire (currently being used on some […]

Several years ago, I received an email from someone who had taken Queendom’s Emotional Intelligence Test. He wasn’t very happy with his low score and expressed his discontent by cursing us out and calling us names that I will not reiterate in detail here, as this is generally a PG blog. However, it was something […]

After my car decided to do a little jig at a red light and blink some rather dire warning lights, I found myself having to call for roadside assistance. On the way to my mechanic, the tow truck driver inquired as to what I did for a living. “Research and psychometrics is the official title,” […]

Here’s how my typical weekday starts: My alarm goes off at 6:00 a.m., but I snooze it until 6:20 a.m. What’s interesting is that I have trouble falling asleep when I go to bed at night, but absolutely no trouble nodding off again after my alarm goes off. Explain that head-scratcher to me, would you? […]

“What am I doing wrong?” It’s my little habit. I’ll drag myself to bed after falling asleep in front of the TV, hopeful that it’ll be one of those rare nights where I’ll actually sleep through without waking up. But there I was, wide awake, staring at the ceiling, my cat a furry bump under […]

I’m often curious about how I would have turned out had I been allowed a little more freedom as a child. What would my personality have been like? What field would I have pursued? I don’t know why, but for some reason, I picture myself with daisies in my long-flowing hair, wearing printed summer dresses […]

“The women who follows the crowed will usually go no further that the crowd. The woman who walks alone is likely to find herself in places no one has ever been before.” Albert Einstein When I looked at data from men who took Queendom’s Gender Roles Test, I noticed a mix of traditional, old-school attitudes […]

My cousin is generally a mellow, quirky teenager. She watches Japanese anime and recently decided that she wants a t-shirt with Bob Ross’ face. So imagine my surprise when her parents recently confessed that she missed the first three weeks of school because of debilitating anxiety—and I mean hyperventilating, turning-blue-ready-to-pass-out anxiety. When I asked her […]

I don’t think I’ve ever been a silver-lining kind of person, even as a child. You know how kids always have that “pie-in-the-sky, everything-is-awesome” view of the world? That wasn’t me at all. I was the Chicken Little, the doomsayer. I was the “OMG-we’re-going-to-get-in-trouble/we’re-all-gonna-die” kid. Try as might, I’m not a very good optimist. I […]