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Impatient? Then Your Credit Probably Stinks
TIME: Were you sitting and drumming your fingers while waiting for this page to load? Do you think instant coffee takes too long? If you’re impatient, more than just your blood pressure will suffer: You’re also liable to have poor credit, according to a new study. Stephan Meier and Charles Sprenger, professors at Columbia University and Stanford University, respectively, collaborated on research that will be published in the Journal of Psychological Science next month. The key finding of their paper, “Time Discounting Predicts Creditworthiness,” is that people who demand instant gratification pay for their gotta-have-it-now attitude in the form of lower FICO scores.
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How to Save an Unproductive Day in 25 Minutes
The Wall Street Journal: How often have you had a work day when, as mid-afternoon races toward late-afternoon, you realize that you haven't really gotten anything done? Painfully often, if you're like many of the professionals we talked to for a recent study on everyday work life through Harvard Business School. Not only do unproductive days like this detract from the success of your projects, your team and your organization; they can endanger your own well-being. We discovered that nothing makes people feel happier and more engaged at work than making meaningful progress on something they care about. We call that the progress principle.
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Virginia Psychological Association Fall Convention
The 2012 Virginia Psychological Association Fall Convention will be held October 24-26 in Wintergreen, VA. For more information visit http://www.vapsych.org/cde.cfm?event=312055
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VPA Spring Membership Meeting and Educational Conference
The 2012 Spring Membership Meeting and Educational Conference of the Virginia Psychological Association will be held April 25-27, 2012 in Norfolk, Virginia. For more information visit http://www.vapsych.org/cde.cfm?event=263299
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Why you should always tell a woman her parking is perfect… if you want her skills to improve
Daily Mail: For some men, keeping quiet while their wife is on her 17th attempt at reversing into a parking spot would not come naturally. But research suggests that they might be better advised to bite their tongue – as lack of confidence is a factor in women’s tendency to struggle in tasks requiring spatial awareness. Tests showed that women improved in these activities when their self-belief was given a boost. Dr Estes, whose research paper is published in the journal Archives Of Sexual Behaviour, said: ‘Prior research shows that women tend to do poorly on tasks that require spatial awareness.
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Western Psychological Association 2012 Convention
The Western Psychological Association 2012 Convention will be held April 26-29, 2012 in San Francisco, CA. For more information visit: http://www.westernpsych.org/convention/index.cfm