Next, good talkers are not afraid to laugh. If you think of all the people you know who make you feel comfortable, you may notice that all of them laugh a lot. Laughter is not only warming and friendly, it's als
Speaking up is hard to do. I understood the true meaning of this phrase exactly one month ago, when my wife and I became new parents. It was an amazing moment. It was exhilarating and elating, but it was also scary and terrifying. And it got particularly terrifying when we got home fr...
As a result, the month of March was only partially “treated.” The figure reveals that the estimated effect for the month of April is much larger in magnitude, which further bolsters the argument that the observed decline in allegations of child maltreatment is partially driven by time away ...
Voting in an election is one of our fundamental rights. This opportunity should make us feel positive, empowered, and confident — but that is not always the case.
While in the container, the cakes must get light and a lot of humidity. If all goes well, mushrooms begin to grow after a week or two and are ready to pick when the caps begin to turn upward. Each cake can produce mushrooms for up to a month, usually in waves, called flushes. A...
Hannah Perfecto, PhD: Thanks so much. Mills: So I just mentioned about how behavioral science research can help people make better decisions, but the term “better” can be a subjective term. What makes something a bad decision? How do you define “good” versus “bad” in your research?
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There is a lot of research that shows we are much better at advising other people than ourselves. So it can help to think of yourself as if you are someone else. One way to do this is to use “distanced self-talk” a...
“The more you ritualize the beginning of a process, the more likely it becomes that you can slip into the state of deep focus that is required to do great things...Make it easy to start and the rest will follow.” In the case of reading a book, a gateway habit could be making...
(such as art or teaching English abroad), which has helped them gain perspective, different skills, and mature emotionally before returning to academics," Lindsey Giller, a clinical psychologist with the Child Mind Institute, wrote in an email. "These individuals can then begin school...