June 08, 2022
“Thanks a lot”: whether you hear that phrase as sincerity or snark is all about someone’s paralanguage.
April 27, 2022
Snap at your partner for no reason? Feel like punching someone in the throat? “Lizard brain” is that ancient vestige inside all of us that doesn’t respond to facts or logic. There’s just one problem.
March 30, 2022
Cognitive biases work together to create nine bias traps that affect decision-making. Escaping them requires prediction, intentionality, premortems, and a little less storytelling.
March 09, 2022
An anchoring bias makes it nearly impossible to look at something fresh. But you have to free yourself from it, whatever it takes–a second opinion, a red team–because otherwise you’ll drown.
December 29, 2021
Only 27 percent of graduates end up in a field related to their major. Turns out there is nothing wrong with that.
December 08, 2021
A “wow” is nice, but what you’re really looking for is, “I can’t wait to use this.”
November 23, 2021
Should you feel bad if you don’t feel 100% positive going into Thanksgiving? No. Does being positive mean you should aim to get rid of any negative thoughts? No. Should you have another piece of pie? Always.