Obsessed with Psych

We’re a bit nuts over psychology here. When Rachel and I heard that Shannon, a new guide writer who will also be “floating” in the other sections, was writing about Sunday Night Depression (also known as the “school bus blues”), our ears perked up. Who can say why? Well, we probably identified with Sunday night blues, even though we evidently relish our jobs. But I’m also writing five articles on various aspects of psychology and the brain: mental illness study, the effects of exercise, the self-help phenomenon, the effects of romance, etc. So I was intrigued about the possibility of a sixth section. I was also watching Reuters Television, or whatever it’s actually called, at my doctor’s office on Monday and saw a story about depression in the workplace. Apparently one in five employees has it, and one in three managers has it. Notable risk factors? Being a highly intelligent woman, apparently. How flattering!

I started my psych research with the findingDulcinea Science of the Brain Guide, a recent addition, but I also found a lot of goodies in the Dreams Guide, which I’ve always designated “randomest guide ever,” even though it is fascinating. Working together, my brain and a couple of web guides come up with some pretty cool ideas. I flatter myself. But anyway, today I’m doing the exercise section, which will hopefully act as a jumper cable to people’s dwindling New Year’s resolutions about exercise. I’ll also be writing a “Loving and Hating Exercise” piece, a standalone, in a few days, as Netcetera transitions into a featurey complement to the Beyond the Headlines section.