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Income disparity causes unhappiness – study
Reuters: As the rich get richer and the poor fall further behind, levels of happiness and satisfaction drop, but only among people with modest and lower incomes, a new study shows. The finding holds true
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Money leads to autonomy but it does not add to well-being or happiness.
TIME: Fischer and Boer, who are based in New Zealand, have authored a new study called “What Is More Important for National Well-Being: Money or Autonomy? A Meta-Analysis of Well-Being, Burnout and Anxiety Across 63
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To pee or not to pee
The Philippine Star: Google has a policy that any food station in their building should not be more than a hundred feet away from its employees. I found that out in an article published in
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The Behavioral Immune System
Scientific American: We are prejudiced against all kinds of other people, based on superficial physical features: We react negatively to facial disfigurement; we avoid sitting next to people who are obese, or old, or in
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Videogames: An untapped source of calm?
CBS News: Video games may soon join the ranks of yoga and meditation as sources of calm and compassion, according to a new study that finds video games can have many psychological benefits. “Our research
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Give the impression you want the job — sit up straight
Financial Post: If you show enthusiasm, ask questions, speak authoritatively, it’s all you need to get that job, make the impression in the group, or make a good presentation, say career counsellors and advisors. Yet