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How Impulsiveness Can Boost Your Creativity
Everyone who's ever prepared for a job interview knows how to turn a personal weakness into a character strength. The flipside of being a little stubborn might be extra persistence. A bit of...
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Why Our Brains Love High Ceilings
One of the first things a realtor will point out to prospective home buyers or apartment tenants is a high ceiling. To many of us, anything above the standard eight-foot ceiling is a big selling point....
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Procrastination Is Literally Killing You
It's bad enough that procrastination can ruin your work day—an earful from the boss for blowing a deadline, say, or just a later evening at the office than you planned. But the effects of habitual...
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Everything Science Knows Right Now About Standing Desks
If it wasn't already clear through common sense, it's become painfully clear through science that sitting all day is terrible for your health. What's especially alarming about this evidence is that...
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Morning People Vs. Night Owls: 9 Insights Backed By Science
Chances are you already know whether you're a morning person or a night person (and if you don't, just ask your significant other). What you might not know is that social scientists use pretty...
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Why Do We Like Brands As Much As We Like People?
We've all done it: used the L-word in reference to a certain favorite brand. The common assumption is when we say "I love Coke" (or whatever product we fancy), we're using love as a lazy stand-in for...
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Why Offices Full Of Ping-Pong Tables And Video Games Might Be Onto Something
The wow-factor has faded for startupoffices with playground-style amenities—slides, ping-pong tables, game rooms with an Alice in Wonderland theme, and so on—but these designs still spark plenty of...
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The Dark Side Of Taking Credit For Your Work
The battle between collaboration and credit in the workplace is an awkward one. On one hand, companies are well aware that there's wisdom in crowds—with the ubiquitous open office plan, meant to...
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Is Your E-Signature Making You A Liar?
The days of the majestic handwritten signature are pretty much done. The IRS encourages taxpayers to file their returns electronically, identifying themselves not with a pen but a special PIN. Credit...
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How To Take The Most Refreshing Work Break: 7 Evidence-Backed Insights
If you're an average worker, you take a few minutes every hour to accomplish something besides what you're paid to do. This was true long before cat GIFs and Slack emojis; as far back as 1940,...
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Study: Shared Office Coffee Machines Are As Gross As You'd Think
If you work in an office and use the communal coffee maker, chances are you've had the following thought at some point or other: Who cleans that thing? Maybe you've even joked about it with colleagues,...
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Hard Work Is Overrated
In his 2016 State of the Union address, President Obama spoke of the "uniquely American belief that everybody who works hard should get a fair shot." It's a hopeful value we all say we share: rooting...
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Science Confirms It: Your Crappy Boss Is Making You Unhappy
A boss's technical competence is inextricably linked to workers' well-being. Here, seven key insights from a new working paper.There's plenty of evidence out there to confirm the old adage that a happy...
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The Science Of Politely Ending A Conversation
Research-based tips on finding a delicate way to part ways.In business, finding a polite way to break off a conversation is as tricky as it is critical. Time is money, so you don't want to chit-chat...
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How A Forgetful Mind Can Be A More Creative Mind
Inhibiting old ideas may have an "essential role" in developing new ones.One of the best ways to get the creative juices flowing is to take a break from trying to get the creative juices flowing. By...
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Would A Shorter Work Week Really Make Employees Happier?
Oddly enough, it didn't in Korea.If your boss asked you out of the blue whether you'd like to work about five fewer hours a week for the same pay, your response would no doubt be something along the...
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The Biased Way Leaders Delegate Power
A new study documents yet another hidden barrier to workplace equality.You've probably heard the statistics on how under-represented women and minority leaders are in American business, but they bear...
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This Addictive Game Could Save You Money On Your Next Utility Bill
It worked for some PG&E households in California.If you're looking to waste some time today—and since you're reading this column, that's a pretty safe bet—check out the online strategy game Power...
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A Scientific Ranking Of The Sexiest Types Of Creativity
What's hotter, playing in a band or building websites? Science weighs in.We don't need science to know that creativity is sexy. Mick Jagger's number proves that point. As do anecdotes from everyone's...
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Are We Designing Nutrition Labels All Wrong?
One recent study says yes—and offers a better way forward.Nutrition labels have the best of intentions—to keep us healthy—but they sure don't have the clearest of formats. Four in 10 North Americans...
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