When people feel they’ve hit a roadblock in reaching a personal goal, such as losing weight, a change in perspective...
Extraversion does not just explain differences between how people act at social events. How extraverted you are may influence how the brain makes choices -- specifically whether you choose an immediate or delayed reward, according to a study.
Do peoples’ personalities change after 30?
A study has found that you are more likely to perform well if you do not think too hard, and instead trust your instincts.
With Mother's Day, Father's Day and high school and college graduations upcoming, there will be plenty of gift-giving and well wishes. When those start pouring in, let yourself be grateful -- it's the best way to achieve happiness.
If it feels like one part of your brain is battling another, it probably is, according to a study published in Science.
There are a number of factors that influence how well we do in school, including the amount of time we study and our interest in a subject.
Iconoclasts are individuals who do things that others say can't be done.
Studies reveal that in the dog-eat-dog, look-out-for-Number 1, highly-competitive business world, only the aggressive, risk-taking alpha male can expect to succeed as an entrepreneur.
Why do "Aha!" moments sometimes come easily - and sometimes not at all?
Communities that stick together and do good for others cope better with crises and are happier for it.
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.
Research has highlighted the fact that we have many blind spots when it comes to understanding our patterns of thinking, feeling and behaving.
We all have days when we’re just not very inspired, when we need passion and creativity breathed into us.
What should you do when you really, REALLY have to go? Make important life decisions, maybe?
The paradox of happiness is that chasing it may actually make us less happy, a Stanford researcher says.
How many times have you spent hours slaving over an impossible problem, only to take a break and then easily solve the problem, sometimes within minutes of looking at it again?
So many acts in our daily lives -- refusing that second slice of cake, walking past the store with the latest gadgets, working on your tax forms when you'd rather watch TV -- seem to boil down to one essential ingredient: self-control.
You win some, you lose some. Such are life's ups and downs.
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.
Procrastination is a curse, and a costly one. Putting things off leads not only to lost productivity but also to all sorts of hand wringing and regrets and damaged self-esteem. Are we programmed for postponement and delay?
A professor has recently published his magnum opus on the subject of procrastination - and it's only taken him 10 years.
Often we're discouraged because of some tough challenge or obstacle in our way. But a shift in mindset, courtesy of a Zen proverb, can change everything: The obstacle is the path.
Trying to resist that late-night tweet or checking your work email again?
How working from home may impact work exhaustion, caused by conflict between work and family demands
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...
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.
Unlike with short-term finite goals, the unconscious will continue to positively value objects related to the long-term goals, even after a level of success has been achieved.
Unconscious motivation plays a substantial role in how we respond to challenges. Find out how much.
Styles change and fashions evolve. But why do some things become more popular than others?