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Friendship at Work Can Be Tricky, But Also Life-Saving
How often have you had the following conversation at work? How are you? Good. You? Fine. It is a script we stick to even if we are dying inside. It’s hard to build real connections with your colleagues if you never get beyond superficial chit-chat. And yet people who have…
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6 Ways the Most Emotionally Intelligent People Handle Anger
Most of us don’t like confrontation, but it’s a fact of life that we can’t run from forever. We have to assert ourselves, our boundaries, and our needs — and others have to do the same with us. There are a million terrible ways of expressing your frustration. Here’s how…
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Why Your Mind is Better than Pills at Conquering Pain
Mind over matter: How true is this statement? More than you think. Stress has a bad reputation, but not all of it is bad. The “good” kind of stress gets you across the street quickly when you see an oncoming vehicle or can motivate you to work toward a deadline….
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Three Science-Based Reasons Vacations Boost Productivity
Americans generally believe that they need to “deserve” their vacations—that they should work hard, even push themselves, before they actually take a break. In researching my book, The Happiness Track, I came across these startling statistics: – Although Americans have fewer vacation days than people in any other country, they…
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The Worst Advice Parents Give Their Kids
Most parents want their kids to be successful in life , so we teach them attitudes we believe will help them achieve their goals. But as I learned while researching my book, many widely-held theories about what it takes to be successful are proving to be counterproductive: They may produce results…
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