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.
It's a huge limiting belief to assume that going faster means you’re doing something wrong and creating too much stress.
A study has found that you are more likely to perform well if you do not think too hard, and instead trust your instincts.
Little research exists in the area of self-talk, although internal dialogue often influences the way people motivate and shape their own behavior.
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.
It's often said that women can have it all - motherhood and a career. But a study suggests that women who rule the household have less energy for or interest in being a rising star in the workplace.
People who watch funny videos on the internet at work aren't necessarily wasting time.
People who consider themselves visual learners, as opposed to verbal learners, have a tendency to convert linguistically presented information into a visual mental representation.
I've been a professional writer since I was 17, so nearly 24 years now. I’ve made my living with words, and have written a lot of them -- more than 10 million.
When purchasing items online, reading customer reviews is a convenient way to get a real-world account of other people's opinions of the product.
Contributors get noticed and attract new friends and opportunities easily, and contributing is much easier than you might assume
Can money make us happy if we spend it on the right purchases?
Backpackers scored 50 percent better on a creativity test after spending four days in nature disconnected from electronic devices, according to a study by psychologists from the University of Utah and University of Kansas.
Happy individuals are predisposed to seek out and undertake new goals in life and this reinforces positive emotions, say researchers who examined the connections between desirable characteristics, life successes and well-being of over 275,000 people.
When people feel they’ve hit a roadblock in reaching a personal goal, such as losing weight, a change in perspective...
A team of researchers led by a Michigan State University neuroscientist has created a quick but reliable test that can measure...
It's not just in movies where nerds get their revenge.
Do you ever have one of those days when you just can’t seem to find focus?
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.
Canada’s literary celebrities struggle to find a happy medium between glad-handing with their public and craving the solitude that the writing life affords them.
Some argue that happiness is not having what you want, but wanting what you have.
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.
Most self-help books on the subject offer tips on how to maximize one’s bliss, but one study suggests that moderate happiness may be preferable to full-fledged elation.
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?
Why do "Aha!" moments sometimes come easily - and sometimes not at all?
Styles change and fashions evolve. But why do some things become more popular than others?
A study finds that men are more likely to share their creative work online than women, despite the fact that women and men engage in creative activities at essentially equal rates.
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?
Writers who use long words needlessly and choose complicated font styles are seen as less intelligent than those who stick with basic vocabulary and plain text, according to research from Princeton University in New Jersey.
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.