psychology
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The Cognitive Costs of Multitasking We've heard that multitasking impairs your ability to concentrate and do an effective job of each task. But did you know it can also have negative effects on your brain? Researchers have found that multitaskers may have difficulty paying attention and recalling information, and they may even experience decreased IQ. |
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How to Release Anger at Work (without Getting Fired!) Have you ever felt so angry about something a colleague did that you wanted to punch the person—but you were still clearheaded enough to know that such a move would reverse the direction of your career path? There are better alternatives to clobbering a coworker. Read on for productive ways to simmer down. |
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Flattery Can Get You (and Everyone Else) Everywhere The difference between flattery and a compliment seems to be a matter of motives. A compliment represents a genuine acknowledgement of another person, while flattery, by contrast, is driven by the desire to gain some advantage. This is important to keep in mind when you’re on the receiving end. |
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How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Calm One reason we worry is the belief that worrying has positive effects, such as seeking a better way of handling the thing we’re worried about. That's great for the things you can change, but what about those you can't? In that case, there are ways to reduce worrying and its negative consequences. |
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The Cost of Holding a Grudge against a Coworker Grudges zap your energy and divert your attention to things that are irrelevant, counterproductive, and, worst of all, negative. But the cost of holding onto a grudge isn’t just mental or emotional. Hang onto a grudge for too long and it can trigger a stress response that can also be damaging professionally. |
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Why We Can’t Help Jumping to Conclusions We all jump to conclusions. It isn’t something we think about, and it's actually rooted in our biology. Still, even if we can’t avoid it, perhaps we can become more mindful of some of our conclusions once we’ve reached them. After having made an interpretation, we should occasionally pause and question it. |
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How to Look and Sound Confident—Even When You’re Not When you look and sound confident, it communicates competence. The opposite is also true: When your voice wavers, you slouch, and you avoid eye contact, you come off as unconfident, and people can lose faith in your abilities. But often, the easiest way to appear confident is to fake it 'til you make it. |
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Happy but Tardy? How Optimism and Punctuality Relate Some say optimists usually have something in common: They're always late. Could this be because optimists think they can do more in a specified period of time than they actually can? Or is running late unrelated to a sunny outlook? Regardless of whether you're an optimist, you can become a time realist. |
