Casual Sex Is Linked to Lower Self-Esteem and Weaker Moral Orientations in Women but Not Men
A new study in *Personality and Individual Differences* examined how willingness to engage in casual sex—sociosexuality—relates to self‑esteem and moral orientation differently for men and women. Surveying 295 U.S. adults (average age 37), researchers found that higher sociosexuality in women is linked to lower self‑esteem, reduced authenticity, weaker personal integrity, and greater tendencies toward lying and moral disengagement. In contrast, men’s sociosexuality showed little connection to self‑judgment and only a modest association with some dishonest behaviors. The authors caution that the data are correlational and call for longitudinal, cross‑cultural work to untangle causality.
Leading When Your Agency Is Acquired
Cortney Stapleton, former CEO of The Bliss Group, shares the leadership principles that guided her through the agency’s acquisition by Highwire. She emphasizes transparent communication, cultural alignment, and empowering teams as core to a smooth transition. Stapleton also outlines three...
Listening to Complainers Destroys Your Happiness, Experts Say. Here’s How to Protect Yourself
Experts explain that chronic complainers can sap your happiness through emotional contagion, a process driven by mirror neurons that make us mimic others' facial expressions and moods. The article outlines a two‑pronged defense: mindfulness and breath work to stay present,...
Suppressing Anger Doesn’t Make You Calm. It Makes You Unreadable.
Research by psychologist James Gross distinguishes emotional reappraisal from suppression, showing that while suppression masks outward anger, it does not reduce internal negative feelings and may even amplify them. Habitual suppressors experience lower life satisfaction, increased depression, and weaker social...
Quest Nutrition Co-Founder Tom Bilyeu Built a $1 Billion Brand Using 1 Uncomfortable Rule About Emotions
Tom Bilyeu, co‑founder of Quest Nutrition, turned a modest protein‑bar startup into a $1 billion exit by insisting on a single uncomfortable rule: rigorously regulate his emotions. After leaving a security‑software firm and walking away from $2 million in equity, he spent...
Why Monday Is the Least Productive Day of the Week for Most of Us
A new ClickUp survey reveals that 35% of professionals view Monday as the week’s least productive day, while half of respondents hit their productivity peak on Fridays. The study attributes Monday’s slump to a cognitive double‑load of catching up on...
Jamie Dimon Says the Best Teams Work Like Navy SEALs, Not Sprawling ‘Flat’ Corporations
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon urged shareholders to adopt small, mission‑focused teams, likening them to Navy SEAL squads of eight or fewer. He argues that compact groups retain accountability and can act swiftly, contrasting with the ultra‑flat, high‑ratio structures championed...
The Most Confident Person in the Room Is Rarely the Most Competent. The Research on This Is Devastating.
The article revisits the classic Dunning‑Kruger studies and shows that the famed over‑confidence of the least skilled is largely a statistical artifact, not a universal cognitive flaw. In reality, most people display a better‑than‑average bias, and confidence is systematically rewarded...
Discipline Isn’t Strength. It’s Trained Attention.
The article reframes discipline as a trainable skill of directed attention rather than a fixed character trait. Neuroscience shows that attentional capacity, not a finite willpower reserve, determines focus performance. Structured cognitive training can rewire neural pathways, boosting attention and...
10 Painfully Obvious Truths About Life Everyone Forgets Too Often
The article outlines ten timeless truths about life, emphasizing that our time is limited, we shape our own destiny, and busyness does not equal productivity. It stresses that failure precedes success, action outweighs thought, and forgiveness frees personal growth. The...
HerSTORY: Richa Dubey, CPO, Nayara Energy
Richa Dubey, chief people officer at Nayara Energy, argues that lasting impact arises when competence is paired with deep contextual understanding. Her career shift from role‑focused execution to systems thinking highlights the need for courage over certainty in high‑pressure environments....
Kelli Valade of WFF on Why Leadership Development Is a Business Imperative for Foodservice
Kelli Valade, former CEO of Denny’s and Red Lobster, was named President and CEO of the Women’s Foodservice Forum (WFF) earlier this year, bringing decades of industry leadership to the nonprofit. Her appointment coincides with a growing industry focus on...
How to Have Your Follow-Up Email Written Before You Close Your Laptop
After every meeting there is a narrow window when follow‑up is most effective, yet most professionals delay writing the email, losing momentum. Early AI notetakers such as Fireflies and Otter capture and summarize conversations but stop short of automating next...
How Forgiving Can Improve Well-Being
Harvard’s Human Flourishing Program surveyed over 200,000 participants in 22 countries to examine how habitual forgiveness affects well‑being. The longitudinal data show that regular forgiveness is associated with modest gains in psychological health, reduced depression, and increased prosocial traits such...
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Move Your Body, Lift Your Mind: The Mental Health Benefits of Exercise
Exercise triggers a cascade of neurochemicals—endorphins, serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine—that lift mood and sharpen focus. Moderate aerobic activity for 20‑40 minutes can produce the famed “runner’s high,” while both high‑intensity cardio and gentle movement like yoga offer tailored mental‑health benefits....
Thousands of Micro-Decisions Are Filling Your Day With Noise Instead of Progress. AI Is About to Change That.
Founders are overwhelmed by thousands of micro‑decisions each day, a bottleneck that slows progress more than raw speed. The article argues that the next wave of AI will move from post‑decision assistance to a pre‑decision filter, automatically pruning weak options...
I Had an Identity Crisis After Becoming a Mom. Hiring a Career Coach Helped.
After giving birth, the author experienced a sudden identity crisis and turned to a career coach for guidance. The coaching process uncovered hidden strengths, a shift in her Myers‑Briggs type, and a newfound love for public speaking and psychology. Armed...
Psychology Explains People Who Remain Joyful Into Their 70s Aren’t the Ones Who Suffered Least — They’re the Ones Who...
Psychological observations show that seniors who are genuinely joyful have often endured deep loss and allowed themselves to grieve fully. Authentic grieving, rather than suppressing pain, creates emotional space for new positive experiences. This honest processing strengthens neural pathways linked...
ChatGPT Refused to Help Me Vibe Code My Project and It Led Me Somewhere Better
The author attempted to vibe‑code an electronic cruise‑control module for his motorcycle using ChatGPT. While the AI readily supplied component lists and basic ESP32 code, it refused to generate code that would modulate the throttle, citing safety concerns. This refusal...
Redeem the Time: A Better Way to Think About College
A widely circulated University of Austin letter warns that elite colleges have become breeding grounds for grade inflation and intellectual passivity, noting that over 60% of Harvard undergraduates now receive A’s. The piece argues that students drift through coursework, relying...
Psychology Says the Most Self-Centered People in Any Room Aren’t the Ones Who Talk Loudest – They’re the Ones Who...
The article explains that the most self‑centered people are not the loudest, but those who automatically turn every story into a personal anecdote. Psychologists label this "conversational narcissism," a reflexive redirection driven by empathy deficits and a need for self‑validation....
Psychology Suggests that Men Who Were Told “Man Up” As Boys Don’t Just Suppress Their Emotions — They Develop a...
The article argues that the common admonition “man up” conditions boys to suppress emotions, leading to a lifelong pattern of harmful avoidance. Psychological research, including the Man Box study, links this stoicism to increased risks of depression, heart disease, and...
6 Big Ways Good Communication Will Support Organizational Resilience
Organizational resilience hinges on how quickly a company detects and reacts to change, and communication is the catalyst that makes this possible. Leaders who foster open dialogue, critical thinking, and diverse viewpoints create a workforce that can anticipate threats and...
Feeling Anxious? Soothe Yourself With 10-Minute Gentle Yoga.
A new 10‑minute gentle yoga sequence designed for anxiety relief guides users through seated stretches, twists, and breath‑linked movements. Authored by certified trauma‑informed instructor Caitlin K'eli, the routine emphasizes present‑moment awareness without demanding perfect form. Each pose can be modified...
An Unpredictable Childhood Predicts Greater Psychological Distress During the Israel-Hamas War
Researchers at the University of Haifa found that Israeli adults who reported higher early‑life unpredictability experienced a sharper rise in psychological distress during the 2023 Israel‑Hamas war. The longitudinal study of 720 participants, spanning 2018‑2024, also showed that such individuals...
Is Your Company Suffering From Initiative Overload?
Harvard Business Review’s leadership podcast reveals that many firms are drowning in initiative overload as leaner staffing meets a surge of new projects. Executives launch signature initiatives to prove value, while functional silos prioritize independently, creating “impact blindness” for frontline...
Psychology Says People Who Feel Purposeless After 50 Aren’t Lost – They’ve Simply Outgrown a Self that Was Built Entirely...
A longitudinal study following adults from age 27 to 50 found that 68% of people over 50 experience a profound shift in self‑identity once their primary work or family roles fade. The research frames this transition not as a crisis...
Top Destination CEOs Meet in California to Tackle the Future of Tourism Leadership
Destinations International hosted its 2026 CEO Summit in Newport Beach, drawing nearly 300 CEOs and senior destination leaders to explore “EXPLORE: The Mindset of Modern Leadership.” Sessions tackled AI, sports tourism, funding alignment, and leadership amid “constant chaos,” featuring Harvard’s...
What AI Can’t Do: The New Job of Leadership
Harvard professor Arthur C. Brooks hosted an HBR Executive Masterclass on April 8, 2026, examining how AI reshapes senior leadership. The session argues that AI has already transformed work, shifting the leader’s role from problem‑solving to stewarding purpose, ethics, and human connection....
Why I Stopped Typing My Prompts (And What I Use Instead)
The author switched from typing to using WhisperFlow, an AI‑enhanced voice dictation app, for emails, AI prompts, and messaging. WhisperFlow’s processing layer cleans up natural speech, allowing users to ramble and think aloud while producing polished text. This change reduced...
Psychology Suggests the Reason Retirement Feels Like Grief for so Many People Isn’t Weakness — It’s because Purpose, Structure, and...
Retirees often describe the transition as a grief experience rather than freedom because a single job supplies purpose, daily structure, and personal identity. When that role ends, all three vanish simultaneously, leaving a psychological vacuum. The article blends personal narrative...
Aoife O’Brien on Why People Leave, and What Good Leaders Do Differently
Aoife O’Brien, a former market‑research executive turned leadership consultant, launches her debut book Thriving Talent and the Happier at Work podcast to address why talent leaves and how leaders can retain it. Drawing on a master’s in organisational behaviour, she argues...
The Right Answer
The article argues that modern engineers, scientists, and businesses increasingly chase a single, objective "right answer" to drive productivity, cut costs, and predict outcomes. While such answers promise efficiency, they also impose responsibility and expose leaders to being labeled wrong....
‘We Make People Feel Something as a Result of Our Work:’ Figma’s Chief Design Officer on How to Build Impactful...
Loredana Crisan, Figma’s chief design officer, credits her classical piano training and later sound‑engineering career for shaping her visual design instincts. After moving from Romania to San Francisco, she joined a startup, Lexy, to prototype audio interfaces before transitioning to Figma....
Singapore’s Workforce Shake-Up Drives Demand for Neuroscience-Led Coaching to Support Professionals Through Transition
Singapore’s tech, banking and professional services sectors are shedding roughly 20,000 jobs in 2025, driven by AI adoption, cost pressures and broader business transformation. In response, neuroscience‑led performance expert Sonia Ouarti, backed by Google Cloud, is offering a free, invitation‑only...
When a Good Boss Is Bad for Your Career
The piece argues that not all good bosses drive career growth, separating “stretch leaders” who broaden scope and expose employees to senior‑level reasoning from “comfort leaders” who shield teams from politics but limit development. Stretch leaders build judgment, visibility, and...
Research Suggests that People Who Pursue Happiness Directly Almost Never Find It – but People Who Pursue Meaning, Connection, and...
Recent research shows that directly pursuing happiness often backfires, while focusing on meaning, connection, and acceptance yields lasting contentment. Studies by Iris Mauss at UC Berkeley found that people who value happiness most report lower satisfaction when good things happen....
Here’s How to Break the Habit of Endlessly Scrolling
The article explains how infinite scroll—a design that continuously loads content—exploits human psychology to keep users hooked, eliminating natural stopping cues and feeding dopamine‑driven cravings. It highlights that algorithmic feeds make users feel they can never be "caught up," turning...
If You Want to Get Something Done, Hire a Cancer Patient
Cancer patients are increasingly staying in the workforce, with about 60% of those aged 25‑62 working through treatment. The U.S. will have roughly 18.6 million survivors by 2025, challenging the stereotype that illness forces people out of jobs. Remote‑work tools and...
Leadership Programmes Turn to Mindfulness as AI Reshapes Workplace Demands
Leadership development firms are redesigning programmes to emphasize mindfulness, empathy and whole‑brain decision‑making as artificial intelligence automates routine cognitive tasks. Soul Diets launched a 16‑hour residency called ELEVATE in Mumbai, blending vision, action, impact and change, and has already engaged...
Become a More Resilient Auditor
Auditors face heightened stress as the 2024/25 reporting season approaches, prompting a shift toward proactive resilience building. ICAEW and its occupational charity caba emphasize that resilience is a learnable skill, offering a range of mental‑health resources, confidential counseling, and e‑learning...
How Elite Sport and ICU Medicine Plunged Olympian Matt Guest Into Startups
Matt Guest, a former Olympic field‑hockey player and ICU physician, co‑founded Clearwater Wellness to commercialise the SnowCap, a thermoelectric cold‑plunge tub that eliminates the need for ice. After a friends‑and‑family round and an Indiegogo campaign that generated about $460,000 USD in...
Why Smart Leaders Do Less
Smart leaders are increasingly embracing a "do less" mindset, recognizing that constant decision‑making drains mental energy and degrades judgment. Research shows that repeated choices impair the prefrontal cortex, leading to poorer self‑control and lower decision quality. By standardizing routines, delegating...
Shepherding in a Digital Age: Presence, Boundaries, and Care
Digital shepherding demands intentional presence, clear boundaries, and structured care pathways to avoid burnout and superficial ministry. Leaders are urged to establish predictable online rhythms—weekly check‑ins, encouragement messages, and designated office hours—to signal availability without being constantly on call. Explicit...
A 12-Minute Meditation to Approach the World With a “Don’t-Know Mind”
Mindful.org published a 12‑minute guided meditation designed to cultivate a \"don’t‑know mind\", a state of curiosity that balances familiar comfort with openness to the unknown. The practice walks listeners through grounding, breath work, and visualizations of familiar anchors before inviting...
Nine Tips to Help You Cope During Turbulent Times
The BBC Future article outlines a three‑step method for turning worry into productive action. Health psychologist Kate Sweeny recommends labeling the worry, running a mental checklist of possible solutions, and, if none exist, moving into states like flow, mindfulness or...
How to Learn From Any Expert Without Paying Consulting Fees (Using NotebookLM)
Google’s free NotebookLM research tool now offers a Chrome extension that can import entire YouTube channels with a single click, turning hundreds of hours of video into a searchable notebook. Users can ask questions, generate summaries, mind maps, quizzes, and...
Motivational Composition in Digitally Supported and Conventional Prevention Programs: A Three-Wave Study Based on Self-Determination Theory
A three‑wave quasi‑experimental study compared a digitally supported occupational prevention program with a conventional in‑person format among 163 German employees. While the digital cohort logged significantly higher attendance over 12 and 24 weeks, its Relative Autonomy Index—a measure of autonomous...
Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol Says the Most Underrated Leadership Skill Is Listening More and Talking Less
Starbucks chief executive Brian Niccol told Fast Company that the most underrated leadership skill is listening more and talking less. He argues that truly hearing employees drives higher engagement, sharper customer service, and faster innovation across the coffee chain. Niccol...
Leadership Skills Brené Brown Wishes She Learned Earlier
Brené Brown, the research professor behind "Daring Greatly," shares a candid video on Fast Company where she outlines the leadership skills she wishes she had mastered earlier in her career. She highlights the power of vulnerability, the discipline of active...