How To Negotiate Salary: 5 Secrets Backed By Research
the history of the world, nobody has ever said, "I make too much money." And for most of us how much we make is determined during a salary negotiation. I wanted to get the inside dirt on how we can earn more. So I decided to call an expert... Adam Galinsky is the chair of the Management Division at the Columbia Business School. He teaches negotiation and is author of Friend & Foe: When to Cooperate, When to Compete, and How to Succeed at…
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This Is The Most Fun Way To Make Your Life Awesome
orking on your goals" is usually not fun. It's way too formal and serious. And that's one of the reasons we quit. So how can you build good habits, improve yourself and have a great life -- while still having a blast? I decided to call an expert on the subject. Steve Kamb is the bestselling author of Level Up Your Life: How to Unlock Adventure and Happiness by Becoming the Hero of Your Own Story. Steve meshes psychology with video games, movies and pop culture…
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How To Tell If Someone Is Lying: 5 Research-Backed Secrets
uldn't it be nice to know how to tell if someone is lying? We're going to see what the research has to say on detecting lies, avoiding deception and more. And this is the industrial strength package. We'll look at how to avoid being deceived by the pros in this arena: con artists. To get the real answers, I called an expert. Maria Konnikova is a contributing writer at The New Yorker. Her wonderful new book is The Confidence Game. Maria has insights from research on how…
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How To Be A Better Parent: 4 Secrets Backed By Research
ow to be a better parent" is discussed endlessly on the internet. But what we don't see enough of is research-backed advice that can make your kids both more ethical and more successful. And I don't mean "gets good grades" successful. I mean kids who go on to make a name for themselves with breakthroughs that help improve the world for everyone. Adam Grant is the youngest tenured professor at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and author of…
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Mindfulness: 5 Secrets To Making Your Mind Happy
metimes it seems like your brain just sits around creating lousy feelings and worries. You want this, you’re frustrated about that, you’re annoyed about some other thing and the list never stops. And it makes it impossible to be happy. What would be nice is to have a perspective that helps your brain deal with all of these negative emotions. And there may be one -- and you’ve probably heard the name a lot lately: Mindfulness. And research shows it works. Three big names in…
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Neuroscience Discovers 5 Things That Will Make You Happy
what's going to make you happy? Let's get more specific: what's going to make your brain happy? And let's focus on things that are simple and easy to do instead of stuff like winning the lottery. Neuroscience has answers. I've discussed this subject before and it was so popular I decided to call an expert to get even more dead simple ways to start your brain feeling joy. Alex Korb is a postdoctoral researcher in neuroscience at UCLA and author of The Upward Spiral.…
8 minutes
How To Be Creative: 6 Secrets Backed By Research
ether it's at work or in our free time, many of us would love to learn how to be creative. Coming up with great ideas and new perspectives is a blast. But "thinking different" is not something we really get taught in school. So how do you become an innovator? I called an expert to find out. Scott Barry Kaufman is the scientific director of the Imagination Institute in the Positive Psychology Center at the University of Pennsylvania. He's also the co-author of the…
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How To Manage Your Time: 5 Secrets Backed By Research
's the problem we all face at the office: how to manage your time. You're so overwhelmed with meetings and email that you always wonder if you're really getting anything done. And often, you're not. But one expert has an answer to how to make sure you're getting ahead in your career while being less stressed and enjoying your work more. Cal Newport knows something about getting stuff done. In the decade after he graduated college he published 4 books, earned a PhD from…
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