How Your Body Posture Communicates Feelings to Others

New research suggests that body postures can reveal our emotions to other people—and maybe even change how we feel inside.

Make Yourself Happy: Be Kind

How to break the negative feedback loop that can make us act mean

Whistleblowers Are the Conscience of Society, Yet Suffer Gravely For Trying

Why Don’t More People Support Whistleblowers? ...Legislatures Should Provide the Protections They Deserve [Author’s Note: I blew the whistle and was met with an experience so destructive that I did not have the words to describe what happened to me. I set out to learn if what…

The von Restorff Isolation Effect: What Stands Out Is Remembered Better

Small acts of kindness matter more than you think

Text a friend, write a thank-you note, compliment a stranger — people appreciate these gestures.

Nudge: How Small Changes Can Significantly Influence People’s Choices

The Art and Science of Spending Money

Former General Electric CEO Jack Welch once nearly died of a heart attack.

8 techniques for evaluating character

These methods have helped me enormously—and can save you much heartache and anxiety

The Purpose Of Life Is Not Happiness: It’s Usefulness

Happiness as an achievable goal is an illusion, but that doesn't mean happiness itself is not attainable.

The Running Conversation in Your Head

What a close study of “inner speech” reveals about why humans talk to themselves.

Be Dignified, as a Rule

Much of what you’ve read on this blog has been written in pajama pants. Writing directly follows meditation in my morning routine, so I’ve often gone right from the cushion to the coffeepot to the desk. Occasionally life would remind me that there are practical reasons to put on…

How to live like an Epicurean | Psyche Guides

Forget shallow hedonism. Follow this philosophy for wondrous, unexpected joys and resilience against inevitable misfortune

Why can’t Americans agree on, well, nearly anything? Philosophy has some answers

Two concepts can help explain why society seems increasingly unable to agree on basic facts.

How to be a better loser | Psyche Guides

As a competitor, you can’t avoid the hurt of losing. But you can learn ways to bounce back stronger and more motivated

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Dunning–Kruger Effect - The Decision Lab

Dunning–Kruger Effect explains why the least competent at a task often incorrectly rate themselves as high-performers because they do not know otherwise.

Why Do Stupid People Think They're Smart? The Dunning Kruger Effect (animat

The Dunning-Kruger effect can be observed during talent shows like American Idol. The auditions are usually filled with a variety of good and bad singers. The ones who are bad at it, almost never realize how bad they really are. Low ability people do not possess the skills…

Young Chinese Ask: Does This Life Spark Joy?

In growing online communities devoted to minimalism, young Chinese swap tricks for scoring bargains or cutting down on unnecessary purchases. But the real motivation is regaining a sense of control in an uncertain world.

Why we usually can't tell when a review is fake

Is that review real or fake? Most of us can't tell

lifehacks - Alexey Guzey

be as specific as possible. “agi takeoff fast”: define “agi” “takeoff” “fast” there’s no such thing as a coincidence for decisions: autoresolve (1) on specific date (2) to the scary one let people tell you no. don’t make the decision for them. if you’re ever confused about what…

How Loneliness Reshapes the Brain | Quanta Magazine

Feelings of loneliness prompt changes in the brain that further isolate people from social contact.

A ‘Distinctly Human’ Trait That Might Actually Be Universal

Disgust is surprisingly common across nature.

Research: How Risky Behavior Spreads

How does risky behavior spread? There are two theories: one involving social cues and the other involving trial-and-error. Covid-19 offered a chance to study this phenomenon and found evidence for both. In particular, the authors’ research documents a phenomenon of “risk creep,”…

How to have more fun: 5 ideas to make your life more playful : Shots - Heal

Happiness can sometimes feel just out of reach. But having more fun? You've got this — and those giggles and playful moments can make a big difference to your health and well-being.

What Is Psychological Safety?

What exactly is psychological safety? It’s a term that’s used a lot but is often misunderstood. In this piece, the author answers the following questions with input from Harvard Business School professor Amy Edmondson, who coined the phrase “team psychological safety”: 1) What…

There’s a Growing Crisis in Our Social Lives. Is the Cure This Simple?

We’re suffering from a “quiet catastrophe.” What if the fix is something we used to do all the time?

A neuroscientist shares the 4 ‘highly coveted’ skills that set introverts apart: ‘Their brains work differently’

Neuroscientist Friederike Fabritius has worked with companies like Google and Deloitte on how to retain top talent. While many leaders prefer to hire extroverts, she says introverts are often more successful at work.

Why Everyone Feels Like They’re Faking It

The concept of Impostor Syndrome has become ubiquitous. Critics, and even the idea’s originators, question its value.

Hacker News

If you want to get anything done, there are two basic ways to get yourself to do it. The first, more popular and devastatingly wrong option is to try to motivate yourself. The second, somewhat unpo…

The PR Power of Fessing Up

Research shows that a company’s confessions to past wrongs enhances people’s perception of its corporate responsibility.

Kind Engineering: How To Engineer Kindness

How do you avoid becoming a Brilliant Jerk? Read this article to learn practical tips on communication, honesty and psychological safety.

Bonhoeffer's "theory of stupidity": We have more to fear from stupid people than evil ones

Bonhoeffer's "theory of stupidity" posits that we have more to fear from stupidity than evil. The latter is easier to defeat than the former.

The Burden of Proof: Why People Should Support Their Claims – Effectiviolog

An alternate ending to the tragedy of the commons

I recently read Elinor Ostrom’s Governing the Commons and have been evangelizing it so enthusiastically that I figured I’d do a quick…

The Power of the Stora Rör Swimming Association and Other Local Institution

Economist Elinor Ostrom believed in the power of economics to “bring out the best in humans.” The way to do it, she thought, was to help them build community.

The Benjamin Franklin Effect: Build Rapport by Asking for Favors

The Alchian-Allen Effect

How it explains cheap luxuries, strong pricing power, and good careers.

How to Talk with Your Team About the Elephant in the Room

If your team feels “stuck,” the problem might involve issues that are difficult to discuss — conflict between two team members, for example, or an underperforming employee. To address these issues head-on, leaders must learn the art of framing a conversation so people can…

The Manipulative Power of Small Favors: How to Disarm Reciprocity

Reciprocity is both a blessing and a curse, as it fosters relationships, but also exposes us to manipulation

The lonely zone

For many, the goal is to be the deciding vote, the donation that gets a cause over the goal, the person who counts. And often, we enjoy piling on. Once the cause or fashion or tech is clearly worki…

Easily Distracted? You Need to Think Like a Medieval Monk

Focusing wasn’t much easier in the time before electricity or on-demand TV. In fact, you probably have a lot in common with these super-distracted monks.

Mental Models to Help You Cut Your Losses - By Annie Duke - Behavioral Scie

When should you hold 'em and when should you fold 'em? Use this set of decision-making tools to help you identify when it’s time to move on and find the courage to do so.

Life Lessons from 1,000 Years | The Curiosity Chronicle

The Curiosity Chronicle has quickly become one of the most popular newsletters for growth-minded individuals in the world. Each week, subscribers receive a deep dive that covers topics ranging from growth and decision-making to business, finance, startups, and technology. In…

The Five Tools of Hedonic Design

Hacking the happiness treadmill

The Coach in the Operating Room (2011)

Outside ears, and eyes, are important for concert-calibre musicians and Olympic-level athletes. What about regular professionals?

Why vinyl records survive in the digital age | Ars Technica

Don’t underestimate ritual and tactility.

An Ancient Solution to Modern Problems | Hidden Brain Media

People in every country and culture mark important milestones, such as births, marriages and deaths with intricately choreographed scripts. We even appeal to supernatural forces when to give our favorite sports teams an extra advantage. This week on the show, anthropologist…

Deliberate doubt: the art of questioning our assumptions

Deliberate doubt is the practice of actively questioning our beliefs and assumptions. It is about suspending our certainty and letting go of our preconceived notions in order to explore new ideas and perspectives.

Why Do We Love the Music We Love?

Susan Rogers, acclaimed record producer and expert in music cognition, talks about her new book, This Is What It Sounds Like .

The Secret To Talking To Someone Who Always Gets Defensive

Talking to someone who gets defensive can be frustrating. So, what can you do? Here's how to sidestep someone's personal fortifications.