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These articles comprise over ten years worth of writing from Dr. James Schroeder, with the most recent listed first. If you are looking for a specific article or perspective on a particular topic we advise utilizing the Search bar. You may also filter articles by Category using the menu above the articles.
Community • Relationships
Giving and Receiving All at Once: The Cycle of Volunteering
One of the best things about the United States is that we are a giving country. In 2011 alone, we gave more than 290 billion dollars to charitable causes. We […]
Faith • Mental Health • Nutrition
Fasting for My Piece of Mind
This past week, I decided it was time to get back into a habit of fasting. It wasn’t a response to any major traumatic events, weight gain, and looming decision, […]
Health
Dear Healthcare Industry: Give Me What I Need, Not What I Want
Dear Healthcare Industry: I think we have a serious problem, and I think we both deserve some of the blame. Over the last couple of decades, I the patient have […]
Faith • Parenting
Become a Saint—Who Me the Father of Six?
Become a Saint I sat there twisting the black bracelet around my wrist inscribed with these three words in white. It had been passed out first thing in the morning […]
Exercise • Faith
1:33: They Say There is No Such Thing as a Coincidence
I had just set the microwave to 1 minute, 33 seconds for what seemed like the ten thousandth time. It was early in the morning at work. The halls were […]
A Psychology Minute
A Psychology Minute: Primacy and Recency Effect
Okay quick. Have someone close by read this number to you slowly: 7397486312. If you are like most people, it is difficult to remember all these digits. But if you […]
A Psychology Minute
A Psychology Minute: Availability Heuristic
“There a lot of Corollas around these days.” Shortly after purchasing our Corolla, I remember thinking how all of the sudden these cars were all over the road. In reality, […]
A Psychology Minute
A Psychology Minute: Fundamental Attribution Error
Have you ever thought to yourself, “He is an anxious guy,” or “she seems kind of edgy?” As human beings, one of the most instinctive things we do is make judgments about […]
A Psychology Minute
A Psychology Minute: Halo Effect
Most of us come in contact with people every day. Some of them we have known for decades; some maybe a few years or even months. Some we have just […]
A Psychology Minute
A Psychology Minute: Cognitive Disortions
“I never catch a break.” “Everyone is always out to get me.” “This is going to be horrible.” If you have ever heard thoughts like these pop in your head, […]