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Study: These personality traits predict early career success
A new study found that personality growth in young adults predicted career benefits such as income, degree attainment, and job satisfaction.
Bruce Lee: How to live successfully in a world with no rules
Shannon Lee shares lessons from her father in her new book, "Be Water, My Friend: The Teachings of Bruce Lee."
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Millennials reconsidering finances and future under COVID-19
A new survey found that 27 percent of millennials are saving more money due to the pandemic, but most can't stay within their budgets.
The surprising future of vaccine technology
We owe a lot to vaccines and the scientists that develop them. But we've only just touched the surface of what vaccines can do.
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Is resurrection possible? Researchers catalogue the ways science may achieve it.
From cryonics to time travel, here are some of the (highly speculative) methods that might someday be used to bring people back to life.
Why great thinkers balance optimism and pessimism
Leaning too far in either direction is a recipe for stagnation and perhaps even failure.
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Harvard study suggests avoiding TV and daytime naps to avoid depression
The goal of this large-scale study was to provide actionable information on how to avoid depression or decrease depressive symptoms.
What is counterfactual thinking?
Can thinking about the past really help us create a better present and future?
Midlife crisis? More like midlife calling. Here’s how to find yours.
Did you know that shifting to a positive perspective on aging can add 7.5 years to your life? Or that there is a provable U-curve of happiness that shows people get happier after age 50?
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Imagine learning empathy at school. Global Oneness Project does just that.
To create wiser adults, add empathy to the school curriculum.
‘Freakonomics’ study offers simple strategy for making tough decisions
When facing a hard decision, consider choosing change over inaction.
Haven’t found your niche? This might be why.
Most people don't know what they're passionate about.
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Kids today are lacking these psychological nutrients
The key to raising indistractable kids is to first determine why they're distracted.
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Creative process: Are you in a period of ‘woodshedding’?
It's normal if you're not productive in your creativity all the time. Even the greats took breaks.
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Finding your purpose: A less intimidating approach
Removing the pressure of finding your "dying passion" makes it easier to connect with the "why" of your work.
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Corporate culture wasn’t built for women. Here’s how to fix that.
Here's how corporations can bring women out from the "leadership pipeline" and into actual leadership.
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Maximize your team’s power. Identify your connector type.
When everyone knows and plays their role, it helps the team operate at a higher level.
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Be a better leader: Knowing the dangers of ‘yes men’
If you're right all the time, you're probably doing something wrong.
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Polar explorer Erling Kagge: Why risk makes life meaningful
Playing it safe and always taking the easy road can be obstacles to happiness, says professional adventurer Erling Kagge.
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What elements make up our idea of justice?
In classical liberalism, justice leaves society better off by providing a chance for a better life.
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Psychology of feedback: How to give or receive valuable critique
How can you give and receive more productive feedback? Form a psychological contract with a trusted partner.
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Under what conditions are we most creative?
While we might not love the idea of deadlines, they can be cause for some of our greatest creative work.
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How is the passion economy changing the way we look at jobs?
The rules have changed, and so have we.
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The tech shift: Push politicians for answers, and develop your digital literacy
Tech is rising and America's middle class is vanishing. Here's what to do.
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This 103-year-old philosopher’s to-do list will get you through self-isolation
Need to isolate? No problem! This philosopher is keeping the world posted on his isolation routine by Facebook.
What Shark Tank investor Daymond John looks for in a business pitch
It takes more than a good idea to land a shark as a business partner.
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The art of walking: How this everyday act can bring you inner peace
Here's how to exercise your curiosity and truly experience the world.
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