Achieve the Impossible
What makes human beings unique? In an unforgettable speech to a Stanford graduating class, neuroscientist Robert Sapolsky explores this question and challenges what many...
Too Cute to Resist: How Design Influences Behavior
Do cute products sell better? To explore this question, researchers measured the effect of cute, playful and whimsical products on consumption and indulgence.
Test participants...
How To Take Criticism Like A Pro
We humans are really good at dwelling on stuff that make us feel bad. This negativity bias was helpful to our ancestors when survival...
Is it All in Your Head?
“Is it all my head?” Patients ask me this question all the time. Perception is powerful. What you focus on shapes what you experience.
Here...
Stop Telling People What to Do: Try This Game-Changing Strategy Instead
Stop telling me what to do!
How many arguments grow out of this rebellious sentiment? Nobody likes to be bossed around. Most of us want...
Dress Rehearsal of the Mind: How to Overcome Anxiety & Build Confidence
I have always been a little skeptical of visualization techniques. The idea of telling someone to visualize winning the lottery, marrying George Clooney or...