For well over a century, hypnotic suggestion has been used to successfully treat a wide range of clinical conditions, including chronic and acute pain, irritable bowel syndrome, post-traumatic stress ...

IT is generally conceded that suggestion can powerfully influence thinking, either for good or for ill. Every physician knows that throughout history various medications and types of treatment that ...

Market researchers devote their careers to discerning what customers want. A virtual suggestion box gives small business owners a much more direct way of understanding what customers want and need.

The television blares. There is a commercial about antacids. The advertisement describes the stomach of a person with acid indigestion. “The tight, uncomfortable feeling, the accompanying headache, ...

In recent posts, I have written about the importance of critical thinking and how it can be impeded by cognitive biases. Another obstacle to the clarity of critical thinking can be the power of ...

More than offering prescriptions, suggestions — good or bad — about how we should live broaden our worldview and put us in touch with our desires. Credit...Photo Illustrations by Yasara Gunawardena ...