“GRUBELEIEN: German word for a not entirely unpleasant form of brooding; a sort of inward directed schadenfreude, i.e., perverse delight in one's… — Jon Winokur Joy Copy Share Image
I see therapy as a substitute for friendship. I see it as a commentary on the impersonality of society that people have… — Jon Winokur Commentary Copy Share Image
“DEFENSE PESSIMISM: According to psychologist Julie Norem, positive thinking doesn't work for some people, who should try defensive pessimism. Here's how it… — Jon Winokur Anxiety Copy Share Image
“HOLLOW-TOOTH SYNDROME: Compulsion to torture oneself mentally, based on the fact that nothing fixes a thing so intensely in the memory as… — Jon Winokur Memory Copy Share Image
“BYSTANDER EFFECT: Phenomenon documented by social scientists in which people are less likely to help someone in distress when there are others… — Jon Winokur Science Copy Share Image
“TUCKE DES OBJEKTS, DIE: Literally "the malice of things," the sneaking dread that machines are biding their time until they can turn… — Jon Winokur Computers Copy Share Image
“NOCEBO: Latin for "I will harm"; a negative placebo; physical manifestation of pessimism; self-fulfilling prophecy of disbelief. In the nocebo effect, a… — Jon Winokur Heart disease Copy Share Image
“KVETCH:(Yiddish) verb: to gripe or fret; noun: a chronic complainer, a whiner” — Jon Winokur Copy Share Image
To a dog, motoring isn't just a way of getting from here to there, it's also a thrill and an adventure. The… — Jon Winokur Adventure Copy Share Image
“SITUATIONAL INTIMACY: Intimacy generated by a shared situation rather than a romantic or familial relationship, as when random train or airliner seatmates… — Jon Winokur Fitness Copy Share Image
They give unconditional love and undying loyalty in return for regular meals and an occasional pat on the head. — Jon Winokur Dog Copy Share Image
In 1910, eighty-two-year-old Leo Tolstoy flees from his wife and dies in a railway station of exposure. — Jon Winokur Dies Copy Share Image
Both humans and dogs love to play well into adulthood, and individuals from both species occasionally display evidence of having a conscience. — Jon Winokur Adulthood Copy Share Image
