We make artificial divisions everywhere: Democrats and Republicans, black and white, millennials and baby boomers. Even those of us who are against building walls find ourselves pointing accusing fingers at those wall-builders. — Robert J. Waldinger Copy Share Image
Most of what we know about human life we know from asking people to remember the past, and as we know, hindsight is anything… — Robert J. Waldinger Copy Share
People who are more isolated than they want to be from others find that they are less happy, their health declines earlier in midlife,… — Robert J. Waldinger Copy Share
Putting labels on entire groups of people makes things much simpler. If all New Yorkers are pushy, or all politicians are dishonest, we don't… — Robert J. Waldinger Copy Share
The fact remains that many of the most creative and innovative hypotheses that are eventually verified by empirical research are born in the consulting… — Robert J. Waldinger Copy Share
An essential question regarding treatment is whether psychodynamic therapy is effective for specific disorders. — Robert J. Waldinger Copy Share
Sibling relationships have been underemphasised in learning about child development. — Robert J. Waldinger Copy Share
A troubled marriage can be as hazardous to physical health as cigarette smoking. — Robert J. Waldinger Copy Share
As we grow up, we're constantly defining ourselves. In my case: Caucasian, male, born in Iowa, live in Boston, Zen Buddhist, good at learning… — Robert J. Waldinger Copy Share
In medicine, we spend billions each year on doing and a fraction of that amount on listening and reflecting. — Robert J. Waldinger Copy Share
It's not just the number of friends you have, and it's not whether or not you're in a committed relationship. It's the quality of… — Robert J. Waldinger Copy Share
Far from the stereotype that psychodynamic treatments are appropriate only for the 'worried well,' a growing body of evidence points to their efficacy in… — Robert J. Waldinger Copy Share
