What's behind our appetite for self-destruction?
- Written by Mark Canada, Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Indiana University
There seems be an attractive quality to things that are ostensibly unhealthy or dangerous.Alisusha/Shutterstock.com
Each new year, people vow to put an end to self-destructive habits like smoking, overeating or overspending.
And how many times have we learned of someone – a celebrity, a friend or a loved one – who committed some...