How beauty (unfairly) affects salaries and electoral results
According to a new study, attractive people earn higher wages and receive preferential treatment regardless of their talents
Happiness Lab
The bamboo metaphor: Why you should think beyond immediate results
We often achieve our goals in sudden spurts after laying down the roots for growth
The risk of thinking quickly. Think slowly and you will get it right
Taking your time to find a solution will help you avoid the mistakes that come with rushing
Why the best boss is not always the most intelligent
The worst leaders are not those who don’t know how to do their jobs but those who lack motivation
How (the right kind of) sex can improve your quality of life
According to a new study, being active in the bedroom can improve your mood and give you a greater sense of purpose
How being a “night owl” or “morning lark” can affect your life expectancy
A new study has found that people who stay up late have a 10% higher chance of dying sooner
The secret trick science says can boost your motivation
Using this method can help you achieve complex tasks and stay driven
It wasn’t your fault, but it is your responsibility
To achieve happiness we need to stop passing the buck and take action
If you want to do better at work (and in life) look beyond the traditional resume
Investing time in hobbies will help you to become a more positive and professional person
Three keys to turning longevity into a gift for life
Make decisions geared toward reinventing yourself, plan and experiment, and keep your passion for learning alive
Why you shouldn’t aim to please everyone
If we constantly worry about what others will think, we will never be original or authentic
Five ways to say “no” without hurting someone’s feelings
Setting limits is one of the hardest tests we face — and one of the best ways to measure our maturity
Five keys to mastering public speaking
A good speech should recognize the merits of various people but firstly yours as the speaker, the experts say
The benefits of having a workplace that waves the LGBTQ flag with pride
Attracting talent, driving innovation and properly focusing on customers are all affected by a company’s policies on diversity and inclusion
Why positive empathy with your partner can strengthen your bond
When your other half isn’t there for the good moments, you feel their absence even more
If you are looking for a fresh perspective, ask yourself big questions
The goal of powerful questioning is to help a person analyze, avoid common answers and push themselves into action
Feeling jinxed? Four keys to changing your luck (according to science)
Good fortune comes down to a matter of attitude, a new study has found. What are you prepared to do so that karma smiles on you?
A tell-tale sign that you ought to change jobs (or at least try to)
Follow your intuition, it is more objective than your own mind
What can we learn from feeling bad?
We have a romanticized image of happiness that simply doesn’t exist. We have to reclaim the right to have bad days
How the “cheerleader effect” can make you appear more attractive
According to the theory, people are better looking when in a group than when they are alone
What happens when your child knows you don’t like your job?
Complaining about work teaches our children to conform and not take action
Personal leadership
How to find opportunities when you are stuck in a career cul-de-sac
Here are the keys to recognizing you are in a work rut and turning it into a learning experience and a chance for personal renewal
8 steps to create change and get people to follow you
The issue arises when people don’t see what needs to transform or when they are afraid
Are smart women destined to be alone?
In theory, men are attracted to intelligent females, but in practice they present a threat
Four steps to solving interpersonal problems
The art of nonviolent communication can save us a lot of grief when dealing with others
Four easy techniques to sharpen your memory
Displays of mental gymnastics are within our reach if we are prepared to train our brains
The counterweight strategy: how to turn a weakness into an asset
The solution is not to work really hard at it, but to do something different that will help you reach your goal
Happiness Lab
With age comes more sexual pleasure
Better intercourse, greater intimacy, and more eroticism depend on our efforts, not our age
How to best manage the six seconds that can change your life (for the worse)
We all have buttons that can be pushed, causing an exaggerated response, but with training we can learn to control our brains
PERSONAL LEADERSHIP
Why we need to “do nothing” to find solutions to our problems
Our brains often need to be put into “flight mode” in order to be more creative
How a position of power reveals someone’s true colors
Some people change as soon as they have responsibility because they are insecure
How to keep calm in hectic times
Unlike fear or anger, restraint does not naturally arise in the face of threats
Learn a powerful technique to help you reach your objectives
Create a system of penalties and rewards and adapt the classic “carrot and stick” approach to your everyday reality
An essential guide to surviving the busy vacation season
There are deep-rooted sociological reasons behind your discomfort when sharing limited spaces
The PRP method, or how to change an emotion you don’t like
What arouses an emotion is not the fact in itself, but the interpretation that we create from it
The secret to making good decisions
The golden 10-10-10 rule helps us to put aside our doubts
Twelve key questions to determine the quality of your work environment
If you manage a team, you can use these points as a way to improve the atmosphere in your office