The Brain

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If you do this as a toddler, you will have this mental health issue as an adult John Anderer

Researchers from the University of Maryland, The Catholic University of America, and the National Institute of Mental Health have uncovered considerable evidence that a baby’s behavioral tendencies and temperament can accurately predict that individual’s personality over 20 years later. Read More

How To

What we can learn about self-control from our 500,000-year-old ancestors John Anderer

According to researchers from The University of York, humans evolved the ability to exercise self-control and discipline around 500,000 years ago. Read More

Health

This study explains why psychopaths are so successful CW Headley

According to a new study published in the journal, Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment, successful and unsuccessful psychopaths are characterized by their ability to disguise their self-serving whims as charm and stability. Read More

Health

If you learn how to do this, you will add years to your life John Anderer

Researchers from the Singapore University of Technology and Design have found that bilingualism, or fluency in a second language, can significantly delay the brain’s aging process. All those skipped 10th-grade French lessons suddenly feel like a big mistake. Read More

Health

Listening to this type of music may improve your work performance John Anderer

It’s long been understood that our brains replay, categorize, and store the previous day’s events and memories as we sleep. Still, though, these findings leave little room for interpretation or debate. Read More

Health

If you eat this for breakfast your career could suffer Sonya Swink

This new study from The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found a single fattening meal hurts concentration and slows down reaction time. So we might be making working from home even harder to concentrate on if we eat badly. Read More

Productivity

This study will make you never want to multitask at work again John Anderer

Just because one can multitask and get multiple items accomplished simultaneously, that doesn’t necessarily mean they should. Read More

Health

COVID-19 found to be spread through eyes and is 100 times more infectious than SARS CW Headley

“Conjunctival signs and symptoms are observed in a subset of patients with COVID-19, and SARS-CoV-2 has been detected in tears, raising concerns regarding the eye both as a portal of entry and carrier of the virus.” … Read More

Health

New research shows the the alarming way COVID-19 impacts the brain CW Headley

One example of cognitive decompensation is a cognitive disturbance, which is rising as a prominent feature of severe COVID-19 cases. For varying reasons (some physiological, some circumstantial) those who endure them suffer lapses in awareness and mental fortitude. Read More

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I did 8 rounds of interviews and still didn’t get the job

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Myth busted: 5 ageism stereotypes that need to be broken

In the last few months, older social media personalities have been gaining traction on sites like Instagram, Twitter, and Tik Tock. They’re called Grandfluencers, and they’re here to debunk pervasive ageism myths….and make a little cash doing it.

The simple eye contact trick you should use in every conversation

“When two people are having a conversation, eye contact signals that shared attention is high —that they are in peak synchrony with one another.”

How to deal with ‘The Great Resignation’ when you are a manager

Managers are worried about maintaining the talent required to keep the doors open, but they are not asking the right questions.

The flu shot may protect you from severe COVID-19 infection

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7 things you should never ask your boss

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