12 tips that will make you better at small talk than most
If you’ve ever had the unfortunate experience of saying the wrong thing at a staff meeting or a friend’s housewarming party, you know just how easy it is to bungle …
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Leaded Gasoline May Have Caused Boom In Anxiety, Depression, and ADHD
Image: AP (AP) Lead was added to organic gasoline compounds to increase the fuel’s resistance to pre-ignition from the 1920s through its banning in 1996. Lead exposure reached its peak …
An Uncertain Future Requires Uncertain Prediction Skills
We live in an Age of Uncertainty. Not just because of the global threats to societies, but many face unprecedented insecurity at a personal level, particularly the younger generations. None …
How to influence people and succeed at work: Executive coach
Why do decision-makers at work really choose one person for a role over another? What actually makes them trust someone’s judgment? How do they decide in practice who to tap …
What Stanford professor learned about happiness after Himalayas trek
Ron Gutman visited the Kingdom of Bhutan in October 2024. Courtesy of Ron Gutman. What is the key to human happiness? That’s one of life’s biggest questions and Ron Gutman …
Photography Composition: Looking Under the Hood of the Human Brain
As a photographer, you are taught to see different compositional elements in other people’s work, and you apply the elements that resonate with you to your own work. You see …
Expert Explains Northern Lights 2024 Effect on Mental Health
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On World Mental Health Day, much of the world witnessed a rare sighting — the Aurora Borealis (or the Northern Lights). If you experienced the Northern Lights firsthand like I …
Many Americans would rather talk politics than money. It could cost you
Voters cast their ballots on the second day of early voting in the 2024 presidential election at the Board of Elections Loop Super Site in Chicago, Illinois, on October 4, …
How asking for help can get people to trust you
Bestselling author and leadership expert Simon Sinek recommends asking one simple question to help people trust you: Can you help me out? It’s “such a common misunderstanding” that asking for …
Do this 1 thing to be happier at work
There’s one thing successful people do that helps them achieve their many goals, says David Rock, founder and CEO of the NeuroLeadership Institute, a science-based leadership company: They “manage their brain …