A study has found that you are more likely to perform well if you do not think too hard, and instead trust your instincts.
How working from home may impact work exhaustion, caused by conflict between work and family demands
Unconscious motivation plays a substantial role in how we respond to challenges. Find out how much.
Why do "Aha!" moments sometimes come easily - and sometimes not at all?
For centuries, scientists have studied how we go about the difficult task of choosing A or B, left or right, North or South - and how both instinct and intellect figure into the process.
Following this method, you can process your inbox in less than 5 minutes if you’re quick.
If you accept a job, a relationship, or a lifestyle that you merely tolerate -- but don't appreciate -- you’re putting other concerns ahead of your own happiness.
We all procrastinate. I put off writing this article by doing a bunch of smaller tasks, for example. They were less important and I knew it, but they were quick tasks and so easier than writing an article on a tough topic.
When people feel they’ve hit a roadblock in reaching a personal goal, such as losing weight, a change in perspective...
A researcher demystifies this game of success, and shows that exceptional performance is not necessarily the direct result of special talent, experience, or sheer luck.
Individuals who live in wealthy neighborhoods are more likely to have materialistic values and poor spending habits, the study says, particularly if they are young, living in urban areas and relatively poor compared with their surroundings.
Students, athletes and performing artists are often advised to imagine themselves performing successfully. But is that motivation influenced by what perspective they take when imagining their performance?
It's hard to keep yourself going when you don’t feel the same excitement as you did in the beginning.
Gretchen Rubin is a published author who wrote 'The Happiness Project' -- a memoir about how test-driving every principle, tip, theory, and scientific study she could find -- whether from Aristotle or St Therese or Martin Seligman or Oprah.
Although the marketing slogan suggests that Barbie can "Be Anything," girls who play with this extremely popular doll see fewer career options available to themselves compared to boys.
First, you must decide exactly what it is you want to accomplish. And secondly, you must determine what price you'll have to pay to get it, and then resolve to pay that price.
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.
It’s very simple: your MIT is the task you most want or need to get done today.
I make a living doing what I love, and doing what you love for a living is fantastic.
When there are conflicting demands from work, home and the classroom, any hectic time can be filled with stress.
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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.
“Always remember, your focus determines your reality.”
Most people believe they can multitask effectively... but a study indicates that people who multitask the most are least capable of doing so.
It’s the lack of starting that kills most tasks and projects.
Too often we get stuck in inaction -- the quagmire of doubt and perfectionism and distractions and planning that stops us from moving forward.
The hardest habits to change, by far, are the ones people can’t seem to control.
It seems really simple: If you want to achieve something, set a goal and then make specific plans to implement it.
Research shows that how people view their abilities in the workplace impacts how they respond to success.