Dress for Success: Is There a Link Between Red Sneakers and Performance?
What would you think if your lawyer showed up to a meeting in sweatpants? Or your doctor rocked a tank top and ripped jean shorts at your annual check-up? Or the President gave a press...
Ask ‘What’s Strong’ Not ‘What’s Wrong’
The types of questions we ask so often determine the answers we find. Using a flashlight analogy, we have a choice about where we want to shine the light and what we want to...
Is Sitting the New Smoking?
Scientists estimate that most people over the age of 12 spend the majority of their time—at least 8 to 10 hours a day—sitting down. All of this sitting is taking a serious toll on our mental and...
Mind Over Matter: Can You Cut Calories With a Mindset?
Harvard Professor Ellen Langer’s research reveals a surprising way to burn calories: be aware of and believe in the health benefits of the activity you engage in.
Langer and her team told 80 housekeepers at...
Are You a Windbag? 5 Ways to Avoid Being a Know-it-All
“You should speak to an expert.” This is the standard advice we dole out whenever anyone has a problem or a question. But is expertise all that it is cracked up to be?
A recent...
Can Bad Manners Kill?
The world was my oyster but I used the wrong fork.
Oscar Wilde’s amusing observation highlights the negative impact of bad manners. We all know bad manners are toxic. New research now shows that bad...