Try these great biographies
Biographies are more than just books about people who did interesting things. A well-written biography can remind us that legendary figures really were…
Category: Personal Development
Should you fake it till you make it?
Fake it till you make it is an old and ubiquitous sentiment for a reason — a lot of the time, it just works. But it’s not the right approach for every…
Good intentions can create unexpected incentives
If you are looking for clues that explain human behavior, consider the effect of incentives. In a possibly apocryphal story from India under British…
Angry nation: Why are we fuming?
That rotten printer. It always needs something — ink, attention, paper — and now it isn’t working. Horrible tech! Take this you dumb box: Whack!…
Classic video game might reduce trauma flashbacks
For those plagued by intrusive thoughts from previous trauma, psychological help is essential. But for some trauma sufferers, one aspect of their…
Good moods or bad moods, they’re contagious!
Good moods and bad moods are contagious! You try to avoid picking up germs from someone who is coughing, but when you encounter a person in a bad mood,…
Think ahead — far ahead
Consider all the small steps you take to get from home to office, office to meeting. Now think of all the steps you took that made those small steps…
Friendships make an impact on happiness
There’s a loneliness crisis. About 20 to 30 percent of the population say they are lonely and friendless. And those are just the ones who have…
Old friends: A rhyme with a message
As kids, many of us learned this little ditty: Make new friends but keep the old, one is silver and the other gold. It’s a paraphrase of a 19th century…
How to connect
What’s your go-to method to connect with people? Texting? It is certainly low-risk, easy to do, and you don’t impose on the other person’s time. But it is…