The science behind why some of us are shy
Source: BBC News By Sarah Keating This article is adapted from Why am I shy?, an episode of CrowdScience presented by Datshiane Navanayagam and produced by Cathy Edwards. To listen to more episodes of […]
Subtle shifts in the way you speak can reveal the fate of your relationship
Source: BBC News By Martha Henriques Let’s say your relationship is on the rocks. You’ve been trying to work things out together in couples’ counselling, but ultimately, you want to […]
BBC Video: How chimpanzees reveal the roots of human behavior
Source: BBC News Eminent anthropologist Frans de Waal explains that politicians have a lot to learn from how chimpanzees show empathy. Read more Additional Reading Two Hundred Verses about […]
Why Some People Hate Being Hugged, According to Science
Source: Time By MELISSA LOCKER If you hate being hugged, the world can be a challenging place. You never know when someone you’re meeting for a quick coffee will approach you, […]
Just how short could we make the working week
Source: BBC News By Bryan Lufkin 29 August 2018 If you’ve got a full-time job, chances are you’re working eight hours or more a day, probably Monday to Friday. Of […]
The right way to Brag
Here’s How to Brag Without Making People Hate You Source: Time By JAMIE DUCHARME Think twice before you brag about your accomplishments — and if you do, you better have the […]
Why you eat more when you’re in company
Source: BBC News By Yao-Hua Law 16 May 2018 How well do you remember the dinners you enjoyed with your friends, the ones where you left feeling as if you […]
The Single Most Important Attribute of Leadership According to this Famous CEO
Source : Inc By John Eades There are many successful CEOs we can learn from. Take Eric Schmidt growing Google, Howard Schultz scaling Starbucks, Bill McDermott taking SAP to the Cloud, and Jeff Bezos changing the world with Amazon. All of these leaders are incredible, but none of them surpass what Jack Welch did at GE. During […]
Play is more than just fun
Source: TED TALKS A pioneer in research on play, Dr. Stuart Brown says humor, games, roughhousing, flirtation and fantasy are more than just fun. Plenty of play in childhood makes […]
Why remembering matters for healing
Source: The Conversation April 12 marks Holocaust Remembrance Day. Each year communities and schools plan various events such as reading the names of Holocaust victims and survivors, forums of Holocaust survivor […]
Why it’s time to forget the pecking order at work
Source: TED Talks Margaret Heffernan Organizations are often run according to “the superchicken model,” where the value is placed on star employees who outperform others. And yet, this isn’t what […]
Can you predict if you will be happy?
Source: BBC News By Nina Cromeyer Dieke 23 March 2018 Are you happy? How do you think you will feel a month or two from now? Predicting whether we will […]
How to Use Awkward Silence to Get What You Want
Source: Time By MELISSA DAHL February 16, 2018 IDEAS Dahl is the author of Cringeworthy: A Theory of Awkwardness. I heard a story recently about a friend’s former boss. When underlings would go […]
Here’s the Perfect Thing to Say When Someone Is Rude
Source: Time By DANNY WALLACE Danny Wallace is the author of F You Very Much: Understanding the Culture of Rudeness—and What We Can Do About It. Recently, the British IVF pioneer Lord Robert […]
An illustrated guide to making better decisions
Source: BBC News Should I take this job, or that job? Stay put or move to the far-flung city? Stay together or break up? Buy the blue one or the […]
People Who Live to 100 Have These Traits in Common
Source: Time By AMANDA MACMILLAN If you’re looking to live to 100, you may want to watch more than your diet. A study of people in remote Italian villages who lived […]
Money Can’t Buy Happiness, But It Does Change How You Experience It
Source: Time By AMANDA MACMILLAN People feel happiness in different ways—and one possible factor is how much money they make, according to new research. People with higher incomes tend to […]
In Mexico City, pleasantries help keep the city afloat
Source: BBC News By Megan Frye 27 November 2017 I’d lived in Mexico City for about six months before witnessing somebody get visibly angry in public. And it wasn’t a […]
7 Surprising Health Benefits of Gratitude
Source: Time By Jamie Ducharme Now is the season to think about what makes you most thankful, but research supports making it a year-round habit. Many studies have found there are […]
How focusing on goals could actually stop you succeeding
Source: BBC News By Amanda Ruggeri 20 November 2017 To be successful or fulfilled, we all know you need to have specific goals. To achieve them, you should visualise, plan […]