by Madelaine Weiss | Nov 27, 2016 | Eating
“Even though [the more mindful] participants were more likely to give in to some desires without guilt, they were also able to discern whether their desire was in conflict with a larger goal they had….If giving into the desire threatened that goal, they had...
by Madelaine Weiss | Nov 20, 2016 | Eating
“What do most people do? They of course, wait for the New Year to come along. Then on Jan 1st, they want to change everything. Yes they are Superman, and they are confident they can change it all at once. They sign up for the premium gym membership (with personal...
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...
by Madelaine Weiss | Oct 9, 2016 | Attention
“It’s the person’s radical choice about the kind of person they are to be that should help him or her navigate through these various forces that tell us what to do”* Organizational Politics: Theory and Practice, Practice, Practice… is a training...
by Madelaine Weiss | Sep 29, 2016 | Work
“One VitalSmarts study of close to 1,000 managers found that 97% of us…have at least one career-limiting habit, a habit that keeps us from greater success or enjoyment in our career. Unfortunately, our research also shows that while most of us have been aware of this...
by Madelaine Weiss | Sep 12, 2016 | Attention
“What’s it take to become happy very quickly without dramatically changing your life…? The key to happiness really comes down to one word: Attention.” * “What are you going to do to make yourself happy today?” Years ago, someone who cared about me very much asked me...
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