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Even Small Distractions Derail Productivity
Interruptions don’t only take up time and increase error rates, they also degrade the overall quality of people’s work.
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Why You Should Break Up With Your Smartphone During Lunch Breaks
Scrolling through apps on a smartphone might actually sap cognitive resources rather than restoring them during breaks.
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Job Satisfaction Tends to Increase with Age
As we get older, does our work become more satisfying? New research illuminates an intriguing conundrum: Job satisfaction tends to improve as we get older but also tends to decrease the longer we stay at
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Books to Check Out: October 2016
Emotional Agility: Get Unstuck, Embrace Change, and Thrive in Work and Life by Susan David; Avery, September 6, 2016. Psychology Led Astray: Cargo Cult in Science and Therapy by Tomasz Witkowski; Brown Walker Press, July 20
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Remembering Earl B. ‘Buz’ Hunt
Friends and colleagues of an acclaimed intelligence researcher celebrate his wit, charm, and scientific focus on individual differences in cognitive abilities.
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The Right Music Can Bring Teams Together
A team researchers finds evidence that what we’re listening to at work might influence how willing we are to cooperate with coworkers.
