Olympians Inspire Expands School Assembly and Leadership Workshop Programming Featuring Elite Athletes
Olympians Inspire, a North Las Vegas youth development nonprofit, announced an expansion of its school‑based programming that brings elite Olympians and professional athletes into K‑12 classrooms across the United States. The new offering adds larger‑scale assemblies, small‑group leadership workshops, and mentorship discussions focused on perseverance, discipline, and teamwork. Events are customizable to align with existing character‑education or social‑emotional learning (SEL) initiatives and are available for elementary, middle, and high school audiences. Schools can now schedule sessions for both spring and fall terms through the organization’s website.
From "Crutch" To Coach: Patterns of Sustained Engagement and Deepening Support in AI Wellbeing Coaching
The study of Nova, an AI wellbeing coach, examined 14,293 sessions from January to August 2025 to determine whether AI chatbots can foster sustained, coaching‑style relationships. Returning users continued prior work in 70.8% of sessions, indicating continuity beyond episodic support....
Stop Looking for the Cheat Code: Why Life Is Supposed to Be Hard
Aaron Chapman argues that the pursuit of a shortcut to success is misguided, emphasizing that life’s inherent difficulty is the true catalyst for meaningful achievement. He highlights how social media creates a false benchmark, leading people to chase feelings rather...
Flow, Focus, and the Gold‑Medal Mindset: Lessons From Chandra Crawford for Today’s Business Leaders
Chandra Crawford turned an under‑dog start at the 2006 Turin Olympics into a gold‑medal sprint by mastering mental anchors, disciplined basics, and purposeful rituals. She emphasizes brief breathing cues, repetitive power‑glide loops, and pre‑performance music to regulate her state in...
10 Powerful Ways Conscientiousness Shapes Your Mind, Body & Behaviour (P)
Conscientiousness, one of the Big Five personality traits, profoundly influences success, health, intelligence, and aging. Research shows that highly conscientious people are more self‑disciplined, systematic, and achievement‑oriented, leading to better academic and career outcomes. They also engage in healthier behaviors—exercising...
What Time Should You Wake Up to Do Your Best Work?
The article examines whether a specific wake‑up time drives creative success by analyzing 68 famous authors, artists and thinkers from Mason Currey’s *Daily Rituals*. While 6 a.m. was the most common hour, the data show almost equal numbers rising at 5, 7...
Transforming Pathways From Vulnerability to Resilience Among Internally Displaced Populations in Myanmar Using a Constructive Grounded Theory Approach
Researchers developed a grounded theory framework that repositions Myanmar’s internally displaced persons from a vulnerability lens to a resilience perspective. Using constructivist grounded theory, they interviewed 13 IDPs and 10 aid‑network actors across four conflict‑affected regions, identifying five interlinked dimensions...
What Happens If AI Makes Things Too Easy for Us?
A recent commentary, "Against Frictionless AI," argues that AI tools are removing essential cognitive and social friction, undermining learning, motivation, and relationship building. The authors, psychologists from the University of Toronto, warn that effortless AI outputs can erode skill development,...
I’m a Psychologist Who Studies Couples: People in Emotionally Secure Relationships Do 5 Things Every Day—That Most Neglect
Psychologist Mark Travers outlines five daily habits of emotionally secure couples: they confront conflicts head‑on and adjust afterward, grant each other autonomy, avoid assuming feelings, accept routine moments without panic, and seek reassurance through consistent actions rather than constant verbal...
Overwhelmed by Tough Emotions? This Advice Can Help You Navigate Them.
Yoga Journal has compiled a curated playlist of archival articles that teach readers how to manage overwhelming emotions through yoga practices. The collection highlights techniques such as quieting the mind, pranayama breathwork, self‑inquiry for resilience, identity exploration, and mastering Savasana....
Retirement Is an Endless Game (and That's Actually the Good News)
James Clear’s observation that life’s core activities are endless reframes retirement from a final destination to an ongoing game. The article argues that retirees often experience boredom and anxiety because they treat retirement as a finish line rather than a...
Leadership From the Ground Up
Ana Aluyen, the first female president of Chowking, emphasizes a ground‑up leadership style by regularly working in kitchens and stores to grasp operational realities. Her consumer‑obsessed mindset previously reshaped Panda Express in the Philippines, launching the Everyday Bowl, which now...
Rethinking Leadership: The Cost of Ego in the Boardroom
Leaders with fragile egos often react defensively to dissent, creating a toxic boardroom culture. The article outlines cognitive errors—reactivity, automatic thinking, overconfidence, and authority bias—that stifle open dialogue and lead to misdiagnosed problems. It quantifies the business cost: loss of...
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Bandwagon Effect as a Cognitive Bias
The bandwagon effect is a cognitive bias where individuals adopt behaviors, attitudes, or choices simply because they perceive a majority doing so. It fuels rapid adoption of trends in fashion, diet, politics, and even medical treatments, often amplified by social...
Your Self-Esteem Is Not Determined by Others
The article revisits Descartes’ cogito as the philosophical seed for modern self‑authorship, arguing that self‑esteem originates from personal choices rather than external validation. It traces this idea through Glasser’s Reality Therapy, Control Theory, and Choice Theory, emphasizing an internal locus...
To Be Happy, You Eventually Need to Do What You Can’t
The article argues that lasting happiness requires confronting the one or two personal habits that hold you back, often rooted in childhood conditioning. It outlines common obstacles—fear of conflict, impulsivity, emotional over‑reliance, poor emotional regulation, and rigid routine—and explains how...
Escaping the Tragedy of the Separating Mind
Escaping the Tragedy of the Separating Mind argues that modern culture’s split between mind and body fuels self‑sabotage and societal imbalance. By weaving Antonio Damasio’s neuroscience of embodied ‘being’ with Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy, the piece reframes self‑actualization as advanced homeostasis....
The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Confident, High-Impact Presentations
Entrepreneurs increasingly face high‑stakes speaking opportunities that can turn a single 45‑minute slot into a credibility shortcut. The article argues that intentional preparation is the key to moving from a nervous flub to a memorable, brand‑building performance. By mastering structure,...
Why People Get Defensive when Receiving Feedback at Work — and How to Handle It Better
Employees often become defensive when receiving feedback, viewing it as a personal attack. The article explains the psychological roots—fight‑or‑flight response and identity attachment—to this reaction. It offers practical techniques for managers, such as the sandwich method, specific, outcome‑focused language, and...
How Chelzzz Henson Became a Symbol of Strength Through ‘Heroin Heroine’ and Race Towards Recovery
Atlanta‑based author, hip‑hop artist, MMA athlete and nonprofit founder Chelzzz Henson has turned her personal battle with heroin addiction into a platform for change. Her Amazon best‑selling memoir "Heroin Heroine" chronicles her path from trauma and codependency to recovery, earning...
A Place to Land
Dr. Willoughby Britton, a Brown University neuroscientist, founded Cheetah House to support meditators experiencing severe distress such as hyperarousal, dissociation, and psychosis after her research showed meditation outcomes are highly variable. The nonprofit provides evidence‑based peer support, clinician consultation, and...
The Hidden Trap of Being a Morning Person
Morning people enjoy an "early riser bias" that leads managers to rate them as more conscientious, even when they work the same hours as later starters. This advantage can become a hidden trap, prompting overwork and insufficient recovery. The article...
Happier People Live Longer, Even in Cultures that Value Emotional Restraint
A new study published in Health Psychology finds that Japanese adults who report being unhappy have a significantly higher risk of death over a seven‑year period. The cohort of 3,187 residents of Minami‑Izu was followed from 2016 to 2023, with...
Using an Infrared Light to Improve Your Productivity Sounds Bizarre - so I Put that Claim to the Test
SunLED’s Sunbooster SLS2000 is a $265 USB‑C‑powered infrared lamp that clips onto a laptop and delivers near‑infrared (NIR) light for two to four hours a day. The author tested the device during a New England winter and found it easy...
Chris Arnold, Made Impact
Chris Arnold, founder of Made Impact, is building a nonprofit platform to capture a million stories of impact from international education and exchange programs. The organization aims to leverage those narratives to secure a Nobel Peace Prize nomination and to...
Three Things to Do when You’ve Quietly Stopped Caring at Work
Graeme Cowan warns that silent disengagement, often labeled “quiet quitting,” is a symptom of widespread burnout. Gallup data shows only 14% of Australian workers feel truly engaged, while Wiley research finds 47% of managers and 36% of employees report severe...
As a Chief Innovation Officer, Writing Fiction Helps Me with My Job. I'm Now a Better Strategist.
Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer Roopa Unnikrishnan says writing fiction sharpened her strategic skills. The research rigor, world‑building, and scenario‑planning required for a novel translate into deeper stakeholder mapping, pattern recognition and storytelling in boardrooms. She argues that this human‑centric...
New Study Finds Link Between Receptivity to “Corporate Bullshit” And Weaker Leadership Skills
A new study published in Personality & Individual Differences introduces the Corporate Bullshit Receptivity (CBSR) scale, measuring how impressed workers are by jargon‑laden corporate language. Across four experiments with 1,018 North American professionals, higher CBSR scores were linked to lower...
Overcoming Self-Doubt When Launching Your Own Business
Founders today operate in heightened uncertainty, with tighter funding and rapid change. Nearly 88% report mental‑health issues, and self‑doubt is a pervasive barrier that can stall action and erode team confidence. The article outlines practical steps—recognizing doubt, identifying triggers, separating...
The Psychological Impact of Ghosting Lasts Longer than Outright Rejection
A new study in *Computers in Human Behavior* finds that being ghosted—receiving no explanation after a digital interaction—creates longer‑lasting psychological distress than an explicit rejection. Researchers conducted two multi‑day experiments with young adults using a Telegram‑style chat, tracking emotions after...
The 90-Minute Test: How Anand Mahindra Selects Leaders for Strategic Bets
Anand Mahindra uses a 90‑minute unstructured conversation to assess curiosity and decision‑making, forming the “Enable” pillar of the ESEE framework that identifies leaders capable of executing complex strategies without constant direction. This approach has guided strategic bets such as the...
GeoSurge Founder: Don’t Wait for Permission
GeoSurge, a London deep‑tech AI firm founded by Francisco Vigo, monitors how large language models portray businesses across markets. Vigo, a former pilot‑trainee, emphasizes enjoying work to avoid burnout and stresses that founders must move forward without waiting for external...
Claim the 'Founder' Title After 55: Launch a Business Without Jeopardizing Your Retirement
More older adults are adopting the “Founder” title on LinkedIn, with a 69% jump in 2025 and a 300% increase since 2022. Research shows a 60‑year‑old starting a business is three times more likely to succeed than a 30‑year‑old, and...
Foxy Reveals the Secret to a New Fulfilled Life (Honest)
UK psychologist Sophie Mort cites a new survey of 2,000 Britons revealing that nearly half habitually sit on the same sofa each night and a third repeatedly use the same tea mug. The study finds 95% of respondents consider themselves...
The Puke Paradigm: The Truth About Training 'Till You Crawl Out
Veteran lifter Dave Tate argues that the long‑standing “train till you puke” mantra is counterproductive. Decades of experience show that pushing to the point of vomiting creates CNS fatigue and hampers recovery, turning a perceived badge of honor into a...
Want to Instantly Become a Better Leader? Science Says 3 Simple Habits Will Make You More Influential and Charismatic
A recent Leadership Quarterly study shows charisma fluctuates with circadian rhythms, making leaders more persuasive at their personal energy peaks. Morning‑type leaders are most influential before lunch, while night owls peak later in the day. The research also reveals that...
The Easiest Way To Quiet A Stressed Mind — According To 108 Brain Scans
A new scoping review of 108 neuroimaging studies published in *Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews* shows that brief exposure to natural environments triggers consistent brain changes. Fractal patterns in nature ease visual processing, while stress‑related regions such as the amygdala quiet down....
Ask a Climate Therapist: How Can I Balance My Travel Itch with Guilt About Emissions?
Leslie Davenport, a climate‑aware therapist, answers a reader’s guilt about flying by reframing travel as a source of insight rather than shame. She advises turning the discomfort into concrete choices—longer stays, low‑carbon transport, and trips that support conservation. Davenport also...
For CEOs, It’s Time for a Wartime Mindset
CEOs are urged to adopt a wartime mindset, using scenario planning to navigate heightened geopolitical uncertainty, especially the Iran‑Israel conflict and volatile oil markets. The practice, pioneered by Shell in the 1970s, proved valuable during the oil embargo and is...
AILEEN JUDAN-JIAO: Breaking Barriers at IBM Philippines
Aileen Judan‑Jiao became IBM Philippines’ first homegrown Filipina president and country general manager in 2018, overseeing an 89‑year‑old operation. Her three‑decade IBM career progressed from systems engineer to executive, now steering cloud, AI and security services for clients undergoing rapid...
Nicolette Briscoe Launches Life By Design Coaching
Marketing veteran Nicolette Briscoe has launched Life by Design Coaching, a mindset and leadership practice targeting leaders, founders, and high‑achievers. The service blends unconscious recoding, strategic intentionality, and somatic mastery to replace hustle‑driven habits with sustainable performance. Briscoe also offers...
How Slow Can You Go?
Recent books and essays argue that relentless pursuit of GDP growth accelerates ecological and social crises. Authors like Timothée Parrique and Kohei Saito call for a degrowth mindset, while psychologists highlight the cultural addiction to speed. Mindfulness scholar Andrew Olendzki suggests shifting from...
Self-Doubt: Why Pausing To Reflect Helps Some But Hurts Others (M)
The article examines how taking time for introspection can alleviate self‑doubt for some individuals while exacerbating anxiety for others. It outlines psychological mechanisms such as rumination versus constructive reflection, and cites research showing divergent outcomes based on personality traits and...
Winnie-the-Pooh at 100: This Much-Loved Classic Illustrates How Books Can Boost Our Wellbeing
The centenary of A.A. Milne’s Winnie‑the‑Pooh highlights the book’s role as an early example of bibliotherapy, a practice that began in the 19th century and gained traction after World I. Milne’s wartime experience shaped the gentle, comforting narrative that has soothed readers for...
6 Time-Blocking Moves To Save Your Sanity
Modern knowledge workers are overwhelmed by constant notifications and back‑to‑back meetings, eroding deep‑work capacity. The article outlines six time‑blocking tactics—protecting a morning focus block, batching messages, using transition buffers, theming days, enforcing a meeting‑decline rule, tracking actual versus planned time,...
How to Grow at Work when Your Manager Won’t Give You Feedback
Senior professionals often experience a sharp decline in feedback as they climb the corporate ladder, a pattern highlighted by Amy Edmondson’s research on authority bias and reduced transparency. Without regular input, leaders can lose the reassurance that once guided their...
Our Favorite Management Tips on Leading with AI
Harvard Business Review outlines how leaders can harness AI without overloading staff. It stresses redesigning work for human‑AI collaboration, setting clear expectations, and measuring outcomes rather than tool usage. The article also highlights managing employee anxiety, preventing low‑quality "workslop," and...
The 6 A.m. CFO: How Fundrise’s Alison Staloch Starts Her Day
Fundrise CFO Alison Staloch outlines a disciplined morning routine that centers on sleep, hydration, light exercise, and data‑driven decision making. She begins her day around 7 a.m., skips caffeine, reviews fundraising dashboards, and limits email by favoring Slack and batch processing....
Happiness Break: A Meditation For When You Have Too Much To Do
In a March 2026 episode of *Happiness Break*, host Dacher Keltner guides listeners through a brief meditation designed for professionals swamped with tasks. Guest Kia Afcari, director of Greater Good Workplaces at UC Berkeley, frames overwhelm as a relationship issue rather than...
Freedom of Focus
The article argues that our off‑clock media choices are not entirely free, as powerful platforms and algorithms steer attention toward content that serves their interests. It highlights the psychological toll of doom‑scrolling and the internal narratives that shape our attitudes...