Perception is your reality, but not necessarily THE reality! Or, said differently: What we believe to be true isn’t always the truth. On June 19, 1865 (Juneteenth), the last of the slaves in the USA ...

A month ago, we wrote about the gap between perception and reality. January 2026 did not close that gap — it laid it bare.

Perceptions are everything to us. Reality doesn’t matter as much as what we believe it to be. That’s a key to race relations. Another factor we seem to be overlooking right now is that the problem ...

Despite exuding confidence, narcissistic people relentlessly crave admiration. In other words, they are unable to convince themselves of their own brilliance. Growing research shows the gap between ...

Perception is everything, or almost everything. If anything is to be learned from Detroit's beg-fest on Capitol Hill, it's at least that much. Perception influences reality. Thus we have the General ...

This week’s philosophical question: Which is more important — reality or perception? I pose this because a federal judge in Mississippi has ruled in favor of restaurant and seafood seller defendants ...

The Trump administration’s deployment of federal agents to cities like Portland and Chicago is officially about restoring order and protecting ICE agents. The optics, however, tell a more unsettling ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Melissa Holmes, at 42 years old, became a mother for the second time in 2023, joining a growing trend of women giving birth later in life. Melissa Holmes, 42 The perception-reality gap ...

From confined spaces to cutting-edge aircraft, failures to align risk perception with reality can have catastrophic consequences. What steps can close the gap to improve safety outcomes. The gap ...