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Gerichte doelstelling doet tijd sneller gaan (With an objective, time goes faster)
Express Belgium: Aangename activiteiten doen de tijd sneller te lijken gaan, maar vooral de uiteindelijke doelstelling heeft daarin een cruciale functie. Dat is de conclusie van een onderzoek van wetenschappers aan de University of Alabama.
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Employee Interests Predict How They Will Perform on the Job
When evaluating job applicants, employers want to be sure that they choose the right person for the job. Many employers, from consulting firms to federal agencies, will ask prospective employees to complete extensive tests and
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Goal-oriented activity speeds perception of time
Examiner: Scientists Philip Gable and Bryan Pool of the University of Alabama recently decided to investigate the old saying “time flies when you are having fun”. Although they suspected there was some truth to the
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L’ozio rende tristi (Idleness saddened)
La Stampa: Chissà cosa direbbe Bertrand Russell, l’autore della raccolta di saggi intitolata “Elogio dell’ozio” sapendo che chi si trastulla nel dolce far nulla in realtà è più triste di chi invece s’impegna in una
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Time Flies When You’re Having Goal-Motivated Fun
Though the seconds may tick by on the clock at a regular pace, our experience of the ‘fourth dimension’ is anything but uniform. When we’re waiting in line or sitting in a boring meeting, time
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Traits of the ‘Get It Done’ Personality: Laser Focus, Resilience, and True Grit
The Chronicle of Higher Education: Robert J. Sternberg has written 40 books and at least 1,400 articles and chapters over a career in which he has juggled jobs as professor, provost, and president of the