by Madelaine Weiss | Nov 13, 2016 | Narcissism
“A first-of-its-kind study that ranks nations by empathy puts the United States at No. 7, behind countries ranging from Peru to Korea to Saudi Arabia. While a top 10 finish isn’t bad, Michigan State University’s William Chopik, lead author of the study,...
by Madelaine Weiss | Nov 5, 2016 | Spending
“Dating back to 2009, studies have shown that rich people fail to engage with strangers as much as their poorer counterparts, have a harder time reading other people’s emotions, are less empathetic and react less strongly to seeing depictions of suffering.”* The...
by Madelaine Weiss | Oct 30, 2016 | Sleeping
“[T]hose who started out each day happy or calm usually stayed that way throughout the day…people who started the day in a terrible mood didn’t really climb out of it, and felt even worse by the end of the day.…Most importantly, we discovered strong performance...
by Madelaine Weiss | Oct 23, 2016 | Attention
“Unlike other animals, human beings spend a lot of time thinking about what is not going on around them, contemplating events that happened in the past, might happen in the future, or will never happen at all. Indeed, “stimulus-independent thought” or “mind...
by Madelaine Weiss | Oct 18, 2016 | Attention
“[P]sychologists have shown…better health and lower burnout….determined to a large extent by our social relationships in the workplace—and, more particularly, the social groups we form there.”* Good relationships are good for our health; while loneliness kills...
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