When dreaming is believing: Dreams affect people's judgment, behavior
You know what it's like: No focus, lots of stress, lots of mental exhaustion without really getting anything done.
Calling it a ‘right brain’ phenomenon is too simple, researchers say It takes two to tango. Two hemispheres of your...
When there are conflicting demands from work, home and the classroom, any hectic time can be filled with stress.
I sat in a crowd of 45,000 in 2013, watching super-billionaire investors Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger riff off each other and deliver quick wit and worldly wisdom about finances and life in general...
Trying to resist that late-night tweet or checking your work email again?
When faced with a difficult decision, we try to come up with the best choice by carefully considering all of the options, maybe even resorting to lists and lots of sleepless nights.
We all know that getting a good night's sleep is good for our general health and well-being. But new research is highlighting a more surprising benefit of good sleep: more feelings of gratitude for relationships.
We all know that if you’re truly passionate about something, productivity becomes largely irrelevant.
“From now on, I’ll connect the dots my own way.” – Bill Watterson Goodness knows I’ve put in my share of...
The authors of this study looked closely at the ways beginners versus experts respond to negative or positive feedback.
It seems really simple: If you want to achieve something, set a goal and then make specific plans to implement it.
People who like to nap say it helps them focus their minds post a little shut eye. Now, a study may have found evidence to support that notion.
A reader recently asked, “How can an achievement-motivated workaholic learn to back off, relax, de-stress, and feel good about doing it? I am too driven!”
Whether you are a habitual list maker, or you prefer to keep your tasks in your head, everyone pursues their goals in this ever-changing, chaotic environment.
Following your passion can be a tough thing... but figuring out what that passion is can be even more elusive.
Everyone is essentially self-employed -- and that even if you're an employee, you should think of yourself as the President of your own personal services corporation.
Do peoples’ personalities change after 30?
How working from home may impact work exhaustion, caused by conflict between work and family demands
Do you look fondly at the past, enjoy yourself in the present, and strive for future goals? If you hold these time perspectives simultaneously - and don't go overboard on any one of them - you're likely to be a happy person.
Some lessons that apply equally to getting buff and to building your business
I don’t know about you, but I want more than just security. I want to live, not simply survive.
Life would be grand if we only did what our fleeting hearts wanted to do, each moment of the day. Unfortunately, the laundry, taxes and difficult conversations would never get done.
People are better able to exercise self-control when they choose goal-pursuit strategies that fit with their promotion or prevention focus.
The paradox of happiness is that chasing it may actually make us less happy, a Stanford researcher says.
If you don’t know how, learn how. Use that fancy brain that learned how to walk, talk, and read. It’s still capable of further learning, is it not? Of course it is!
The prolific life has been characterized by abundant inventiveness and limitless creativity, and has been enshrouded in a veil of mystery - the sources of artistic inventiveness are too often viewed as out-of-reach for the average person.
What truly inspires individuals to perform at their very best?
Scientists have identified for the first time a particular gene's link to optimism, self-esteem and "mastery," the belief that one has control over one's own life — three critical psychological resources for coping well with stress and depression.
Research shows that how people view their abilities in the workplace impacts how they respond to success.