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This is why you'll keep doing something you hate Monica Torres

When we are trapped in a sunk-cost fallacy, we get too stubborn to walk away from an objectively bad decision. We will not cut our losses and run, because we have invested too much money, time, and energy towards it. Behavioral scientists have long called us out on this trap. Read More

11 powerful habits of truly happy people Travis Bradberry

When we think of happiness, we typically think of things that bring us immediate pleasure—a decadent meal, a favorite book, or a relaxing day on the beach. These pleasures do bring happiness, but only temporarily. Recent studies have shown that true happiness, or life satisfaction, works a bit differently. Read More

Study: Our smiles and frowns do not actually reflect our feelings Monica Torres

Before you go reading too much into your boss’s face for clues, know this — that smile or frown doesn’t actually mean what you think it means. Research finds that our facial expressions are our tools to telegraph our intentions or goals. Read More

Why predicting suicide is a difficult and complex challenge Ladders Contributor

As a scientist who has focused on this question for the past decade, I should have a pretty good idea of who is and isn’t going to die by suicide. But the sad truth is, I don’t. The sadder truth is, neither do any other suicide experts, psychiatrists or physicians. Read More

This is how often you need to be cleaning your germ-infected phone Monica Torres

We should be paying the same level of concern to cleaning our screens as we already do to washing our hands in bathrooms, germ experts warn. Read More

Women's voices are lower than they used to be Meredith Lepore

New research shows that women’s voices today are significantly deeper than previous generations and that is because of roles shifting and power dynamics. Read More

This is why not taking that job we wanted haunts us Monica Torres

When you look back over your career regrets, you’re more likely to be haunted by the job you did not take than the work mistakes you actually did make. Why? A new paper published in the journal Emotion has looked into why inaction stings longer than other failures. Read More

10 change-leadership tips backed by science Carol Kinsey Goman

Managers today are facing a flood of continuous, overlapping, and accelerating change that has turned their organizations upside down. And managing people in this environment requires all the communication and leadership strategies we learned in the past – and then some. Read More

A scientist has created an algorithm for the perfect amount of coffee Monica Torres

Senior research scientist Jaques Reifman, who works on biotechnology software for the U.S. Army, has discovered the perfect amount of coffee an individual should drink to stay alert based on an algorithm. Read More

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