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Are You Too Hard on Yourself?
When something disappointing happens — you got a lower grade on a test or project than you were expecting, you had a lackluster performance in your sport, you didn’t get the part you wanted in
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Is Overconfidence Avoidable?
New research examines overconfidence among tournament chess players to investigate if it is prevalent in an environment that should discourage it.
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Whole Foods CEO Swears By 1 Productivity-boosting Strategy: ‘I Don’t Get Stuck in Meeting After Meeting’
Whole Foods Market CEO Jason Buechel has one primary tactic that keeps him productive, he says: time blocking. … Having a packed calendar can lead to less productivity, according to Yale University psychology professor Laurie Santos.
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Discerning Discoveries
New research shows why people often read more into a scientific finding than what the data might show.
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The Black Mamba Effect: Psychological Science Says Adopting an Alter Ego Boosts Confidence, Determination, and Performance
For years, whenever we asked each other for advice, my daughters and I often replied, “What would Granddaddy Haden do?” Usually, that would end the problem-solving: My dad would have chosen the hard way through
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Psychological Stress Impedes Performance, Even for Olympic Athletes
Research done in Psychological Science provides support for something sports fans have long suspected: When athletes feel the pressure, their performance suffers.
