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by Rhett Smith on June 2, 2010
Compassion on the Decline Among College Students A new study finds that today’s college students are not as empathetic as college students of the 1980s and ’90s. University of Michigan researchers analyzed data on empathy collected from almost 14,000 college students over the last 30 years. “We found the biggest drop in empathy after the [...]
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by Rhett Smith on May 19, 2010
[image by Jesse Millan] In the last year I have blogged on the topics of ambient intimacy/ambient awareness, as well as some of the discussion involving the use of technology in fostering intimacy. I was a big fan of this topic, and a believer in the use of technology in fostering intimacy. Especially how the [...]
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by Rhett Smith on April 22, 2010
[image by Bidrohi Hirok] Technological Paradox One of the glaring paradoxes in my use of technology/social media, is that it has both the ability to make me feel connected and intimate with others, while at the same time feeling isolated, alienated and lonely. I think that is why you have seen me struggle with my [...]
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by Rhett Smith on April 12, 2010
[image by Rojer] One of the things that I have come to understand more clearly about marriage affairs, has come from a result of my continual growth as a therapist working with couples, and as a result of some great insight from some mentors and authors. And this is what I have learned: Affairs often [...]
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by Rhett Smith on April 5, 2010
[image by sass_face] Let me start this post with an example. I’m the type of person who if I’m going to try and be disciplined about not eating junk food, then it’s much better I tell my wife if we just don’t buy and have junk food in the house, rather than me trying to [...]
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by Rhett Smith on March 10, 2010
You ever read a really great book? So great that you just want to underline all of it? That’s how I felt about this article that I came across some time last week, Obsessed with smartphones, oblivious to the here and now — and to be honest…it freaked me out a bit. Since I am [...]
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by Rhett Smith on February 24, 2010
[image by Adam McLane] When I was called and asked to be a part of the Adventures in Missions YMATH Team, I was told that one of the reasons I was being asked to go was to communicate through my blog, Twitter and Facebook during my time there. In an earlier post Why Haiti? And [...]
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by Rhett Smith on February 22, 2010
“There is a Tsunami coming. We are a hundred years from understanding what we are dealing with regarding the influence and impact of cybersex on mankind.” Those are the words of Dr. Patrick Carnes, one of the foremost experts on addiction and recovery issues, especially when it comes to pornography and the influence of technology [...]
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by Rhett Smith on February 4, 2010
Last week I wrote about some of my initial thoughts on my upcoming trip to Haiti, and with each passing day I’m getting more and more excited, and a bit more nervous as well. One of the really exciting things is the coming together and completion of the team I will be serving with. The [...]
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by Rhett Smith on February 1, 2010
[image by Hawthorne Ave] Can social media use be a hindrance to effectively transitioning to next stages of life? I don’t know, but it’s something I’m exploring. This question was rooted in a conversation I was having a few weeks back with Lars Rood and the parents of seniors who will be heading off to [...]
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