Communities that stick together and do good for others cope better with crises and are happier for it.
After you see the #1 habit, please scroll down for #2. They might seem contradictory, but you can't hit your creative stride until you find a way to balance both.
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.
Are you afraid people might find out you’re not as capable as they may think? That's Imposter Syndrome. Here are some tips to get past it.
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.
A professor has recently published his magnum opus on the subject of procrastination - and it's only taken him 10 years.
It’s amazing how many people I talk to who tell me they want to create a new blog, write a book, start a new business, change careers, make something new.
This checklist by Dr María Machón includes typical triggers for procrastination, along with possible solutions for each trigger.
Do peoples’ personalities change after 30?
People who score high on neuroticism in personality tests tend to have negative thoughts and feelings of all types - but often have bonus creativity.
What if you currently live a very comfortable lifestyle and you have a lot of assets? How can you justify running off to do what truly makes you happy if it might put all your current assets at risk?
Trying to resist that late-night tweet or checking your work email again?
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.
Psychological scientists have found that the size of different parts of people's brains correspond to their personalities; for example, conscientious people tend to have a bigger lateral prefrontal cortex, a region of the brain involved in planning and controlling behavior.
Whether it's for money, marbles or chalk, the brains of reward-driven people keep their game faces on, helping them win at every step of the way. Surprisingly, they win most often when there is no reward.
Can money buy happiness? Is ignorance truly bliss? Are happy people shallow and unaware of the problems of the world? Can a person be too happy?
When there are conflicting demands from work, home and the classroom, any hectic time can be filled with stress.
People who consider themselves visual learners, as opposed to verbal learners, have a tendency to convert linguistically presented information into a visual mental representation.
When we're waiting in line or sitting in a boring meeting, time seems to slow down to a trickle. And when we get caught up in something completely engrossing - a gripping thriller, for example - we may lose sense of time altogether.
How does someone else’s success mean anything bad for you?
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!”
The paradox of happiness is that chasing it may actually make us less happy, a Stanford researcher says.
Excuses are lies we tell ourselves to avoid dealing with unpleasant truths. But as long as we buy into those excuses, we can never move past them.
A big part of self-discipline comes from social pressure. This is how people in the military can become very disciplined, particularly in special forces. They don’t want to hold their team back, so they have to do their best.
Some lessons that apply equally to getting buff and to building your business
A study has found that you are more likely to perform well if you do not think too hard, and instead trust your instincts.
While some psychologists still argue that people perform better when they do something because they want to, research suggests we shouldn't even make that distinction.
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.
It is a beautiful thing to create, to produce, to go out there in the world and make a contribution. But it is just as important that we teach others to create and produce, that we encourage them...
Sometimes work can be a drag. You get caught up in trying to be more productive, and suddenly your life turns into a series of to-do lists.