A Daily Mindfulness Habit Can Improve Your Memory for Future Plans
A week-long mindfulness meditation program significantly improved participants' time‑based prospective memory when they could not rely on an external clock, achieving a 52% success rate versus 28% for controls. The advantage vanished in an unrestricted condition where both groups hit the target about 75% of the time. The study involved 95 undergraduates performing a dual‑task test that combined rapid letter matching with a one‑minute timing cue. Researchers concluded that daily attention training bolsters internal time monitoring without compromising primary task performance.
This Linux Launcher Replaced Four Habits I Didn't Question Before
Ulauncher, a lightweight Linux application launcher, replaces the traditional menu and multiple daily tools with a single, keyboard‑driven interface. Installation on Ubuntu or Mint requires just a three‑line PPA command, after which a Super + Space shortcut becomes a reflex. The author...
Most Founders Are Managing Stress. Here’s How to Actually Resolve It.
Entrepreneur contributors highlight bilateral stimulation—a natural left‑right brain rhythm—as a rapid method for founders to resolve, not just manage, stress. The technique, demonstrated by a founder tapping alternating arms, lowered heart rate and eased tension within seconds, contrasting with traditional...
The 10-Second Feedback Mistake That Could Damage Employees for Years
Research by 5app shows 81% of employees recall damaging feedback for years, and only 20% stay fully engaged after poor feedback. The core mistake is conflating identity with behavior, turning constructive guidance into lasting judgment. Effective feedback must be specific,...
Coca-Cola Exec Says Work-Life Balance Is a ‘Weird’ Term — Here’s How He Thinks About Career Success
Coca‑Cola executive chairman James Quincey described work‑life balance as a "weird" phrase, arguing that work is simply part of life. He likened corporate careers to elimination tournaments, emphasizing survival over a rigid career roadmap. Quincey, who joined Coca‑Cola in 1996...
5 Ways to Help Make Meditation a Daily Habit
The article outlines five practical tactics for turning meditation into a daily habit, emphasizing short sessions, habit stacking, consistent timing, accountability, and integrating mindfulness into everyday activities. Research cited shows frequency of practice drives stress reduction more than total minutes....
Why It Is Never Too Late To Change Your Personality (M)
Research shows personality is not fixed by age; individuals can alter core traits throughout adulthood. Dr. Jeremy Dean explains that deep, purposeful engagement—such as setting specific goals and practicing new behaviors—triggers measurable change. Longitudinal studies reveal that even seniors who...
Leadership 2.0: 9 New Ways to Harness the Power of AI
Artificial intelligence is reshaping executive leadership through nine practical applications, from data‑driven decision‑making to predictive scenario planning. AI tools such as analytics dashboards, chatbots, and sentiment‑analysis engines give leaders real‑time insights and automate routine tasks. The shift enables managers to...
Inside Irwin Simon’s Leadership Philosophy: ‘Don’t Yes Me’
Irwin Simon, the venture‑backed entrepreneur behind BrewDog’s rapid expansion, outlines a leadership mantra he calls “Don’t Yes Me.” He argues that leaders should actively discourage automatic agreement and instead invite dissent to surface blind spots. Simon credits this approach with...
5 Books That Can Help You Navigate Stressful Times
A new feature article lists five books that help readers cope with stress, emphasizing the therapeutic power of fiction and memoir. The piece cites research linking reading to increased empathy and well‑being, and includes expert commentary from a Georgetown psychiatry...
Researchers Find DMT Provides Longer-Lasting Antidepressant Effects than S-Ketamine in Animal Models
A recent Neuropharmacology study shows that a single dose of the psychedelic N,N‑dimethyltryptamine (DMT) produces rapid antidepressant effects in mice that last up to eight days, outperforming S‑ketamine’s shorter‑lived impact. Both compounds reversed learned‑helplessness behavior within 24 hours, but only...
Eight Strategies for Avoiding Burnout
Jackie Meyer’s guide outlines eight actionable strategies to prevent burnout among CPA firm owners. The piece emphasizes intentional workload management, clear boundaries, and leveraging technology to streamline routine tasks. It also recommends tracking key metrics such as billable versus non‑billable...
The 1-for-4 Rule: How to Stop Coming Home From Trips Already Behind
Frequent travelers often return to work feeling behind, as inboxes and task lists swell during their absence. The article introduces the “1‑for‑4” rule, recommending one dedicated catch‑up day for every four days away to process emails, update tasks, and plan...
With 7 Short Words, the CEO of United Airlines Just Taught a Brilliant Lesson in Leadership
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby sent a concise seven‑word message to staff, assuring they would not face furloughs or cuts despite a sharp fuel‑price shock driven by the Iran conflict and inflation. He framed the crisis plainly, contrasting the usual...
From Intern to Leader with Skanska’s Dianna Barba
Dianna Barba, now a senior project engineer at Skanska, rose from an internship to leading the $1.6 billion LA Metro Purple (D Line) extension. Her career was accelerated by Skanska’s two‑year Core Competency Training Program, which rotated her through rail, bridge...
Getting to 80%
Arthur Brooks highlighted the Marine Corps “80 % rule,” urging leaders to act once they have sufficient certainty rather than waiting for perfection. The concept mirrors Jeff Bezos’s 2016 advice to decide with about 70 % of desired data, emphasizing that extra...
Accountability Is Leadership’s Greatest Weakness
Gallup’s latest survey finds that creating accountability is the lowest‑rated leadership competency, with less than half of leaders rating themselves as outstanding. Managers rate their leaders even lower, trailing self‑assessments by at least 20 percentage points on six of seven...
Psychology Suggests Men Who Are Deeply Unhappy in Life but Hide It Well Aren’t Being Strong — They’re Running a...
Recent psychology research reveals that many men who appear strong and productive are actually experiencing covert depression, masking deep unhappiness behind a performance of composure. This hidden emotional suppression often shows up as irritability, workaholism, or physical complaints rather than...
Psychology Suggests You Will Always Push Away Good Things if Your Subconscious Mind Doesn’t Believe You Deserve Them — and...
Many people unknowingly self‑sabotage, pushing away promotions, relationships, and other positive experiences because their subconscious doubts they deserve success. The article uses personal anecdotes and research linking low self‑esteem to protective, self‑defeating behaviors. It explains how the brain treats success...
The Surprising Reason You’re so Productive One Day and Not the Next
A twelve‑week study by the University of Toronto Scarborough, published in Science Advances, tracked university students’ daily cognitive performance and linked mental sharpness to productivity. The researchers found that on sharper days participants completed roughly 30‑40 extra minutes of work,...
Why Leaders Need “Power Skills”
Leaders are facing a widening gap as technical expertise alone no longer drives performance. The article argues that "power skills"—empathy, active listening, trust‑building—are essential to reverse declining engagement, talent loss, and stifled innovation. Practices such as empathy shadowing, listening tours,...
Why Forgiving Ourselves Feels So Hard—And What Helps
A recent study of 80 U.S. adults examined why some people can forgive themselves after a mistake while others remain trapped in guilt. Participants described personal failures ranging from caregiving lapses to relationship betrayals, revealing that rumination and self‑condemnation hinder...
Should You Develop Your Leadership Strengths—Or Fix Your Weaknesses?
The article tackles the long‑standing debate of whether leaders should double‑down on their strengths or remediate their weaknesses. It proposes a four‑question diagnostic to map role requirements, manager expectations, personal capabilities, and development options. Based on that analysis, leaders should...
When You’re Overwhelmed, You Don’t Need a New System. You Need a Reset.
The author recounts a two‑day cabin retreat in Wimberley, Texas, where total disconnection and fasting cleared mental fog and revealed a precise work focus. This experience led to the insight that overwhelm is rooted in loss of control, not merely...
Psychology Says People Who Replay Conversations in Their Head Didn’t Develop that Habit by Accident — Most of Them Learned...
Psychologists explain that the habit of replaying conversations stems from early experiences where misspoken words triggered punishment or withdrawal. Research links adverse childhood events to heightened rumination and social anxiety, creating a feedback loop that amplifies the behavior. The brain...
Psychology Says People Who Randomly Cringe at Past Memories Have a Level of Self-Awareness that Most People Never Develop —...
The article explains that cringing at past memories is a hallmark of self‑awareness and emotional intelligence, not a mental flaw. It cites research showing involuntary negative memories serve evolutionary social‑learning functions and that vivid recollection indicates advanced cognitive processing. The...
Psychology Says People Who Stay Calm Under Pressure Aren’t Suppressing Their Emotions — They’ve Built a Relationship with Discomfort that...
A large Stanford study shows that how people regulate emotions matters more than whether they feel them. Reappraisal—reframing stress before it peaks—outperforms suppression, which merely masks the response, across health, relationship, and performance outcomes. Calm under pressure stems from a...
Psychology Says People Who Make Others Light up when They First Meet Them Have Usually Known What It Feels Like...
Recent psychological research shows that people who have felt invisible often become highly empathetic, deliberately choosing to make others feel seen. Studies from Frontiers in Psychology and the University of Colorado Boulder link past social pain to increased cognitive empathy...
7 Inspiring Books that Motivate You to Take Action Today
The article curates seven bestselling titles that help readers move from ideas to action, ranging from James Clear’s *Atomic Habits* to Eckhart Tolle’s *The Power of Now*. Each book is presented with a brief rationale—small habits, early‑morning discipline, self‑confidence, singular...
How Can We Be More Resilient? Humans Are Really Bad at Realising that We Can Bounce Back and Learn From...
Grace Lordan, LSE associate professor and author of *Think Big*, explains that resilience is a learnable, replenishable skill that helps individuals cope with adversity, from minor slights to major setbacks. She stresses the importance of recognizing and processing emotions before reframing...
There’s a Specific Kind of Person Who Can Give the Most Precise, Compassionate Advice to Everyone Around Them and Then...
Psychologist Emily Pronin’s bias‑blind‑spot research shows people readily identify others’ cognitive biases but struggle to see the same flaws in themselves. A subset of highly empathetic individuals—often consultants, mentors, or therapists—excel at diagnosing others’ patterns yet repeatedly repeat the very...
Ambitious People Get Caught in This Trap—Here’s How to Get Out
Ambitious professionals often appear confident, yet many silently lose trust in their own instincts as external metrics dominate their decision‑making. The article identifies four recurring patterns—over‑committing, ignoring internal signals, neglecting delegation, and lacking reflective practices—that erode self‑trust. By recognizing and...
Why Empathy Is the Ultimate Competitive Advantage for FMCG Leaders
Eugene Cha-Navarro, MD of CJ Foods Oceania, argues that empathy is a core competitive weapon for FMCG brands. By framing Korean dumplings as familiar to Australian shoppers, she secured shelf space at Woolworths and Coles, turning a niche product into...
4 Must-Read Books that Spark Creativity and New Ideas
Four books are highlighted as practical guides to reviving and strengthening creativity. Austin Kleon’s “Steal Like an Artist” frames originality as remixing existing ideas, while Elizabeth Gilbert’s “Big Magic” tackles fear and encourages courageous action. Michael Michalko’s “Thinkertoys” provides a...
When Teams Go Quiet: Psychological Safety in the AI Era
Startups that prioritize psychological safety capture early warning signals, preventing costly rework and technical debt. In the AI‑driven 2026 landscape, over‑reliance on algorithmic outputs can mute dissent, embedding weak solutions at scale. Founders who model uncertainty—e.g., saying “I don’t know...
Malala Yousafzai on What She’s Learned About Changing the World
Malala Yousafzai, Nobel laureate and global champion for girls’ education, delivered a candid TED2026 talk reflecting on the setbacks after the Taliban seized Afghanistan in 2021. She explained how that crisis forced her to abandon naïve optimism and adopt a...
The Courage to Not Know Yet
Tony Daloisio argues that rapid, fear‑driven decisions shrink perspective and often sacrifice long‑term value. He draws on Daniel Kahneman’s fast‑thinking research and the Quaker “Clearness Committee” to propose a slower, reflective approach called the self‑clearness process. By sitting quietly, journaling,...
“Mindfulness Did Not Make Me Slower. It Made Me Clearer”
Stanley Ng, founder of Mindful Circle and a management‑consulting executive, credits mindfulness for improving his decision‑making and leadership under pressure. He describes how brief breath‑focused practice creates a mental pause that lets him detect narrowing perspective, stay open, and respond...
The People Who Rehearse Conversations Before They Happen Aren’t Anxious. They Learned Early that Spontaneity Had Consequences.
People who mentally rehearse conversations do so not out of anxiety but as a learned risk‑assessment system. The habit originates in childhood environments where spontaneous speech was punished, prompting a strategic “architecture” to pre‑test words. Research shows mental rehearsal improves...
Why Leaders Should Build Community, One Connection at a Time
Jerry Lee, former CEO of MG2 and now foundation director, illustrates how leadership rooted in generosity can reshape a firm’s culture. Drawing on a childhood in a Seattle grocery store that served the neighborhood, he shifted MG2 from a profit‑centric...
I Didn't Expect to Outlive My Father
Melanie Brooks reflects on outliving her father, a milestone that forces her to confront a lifelong sense of a foreshortened future. Inspired by Sara Bareilles' new song “Home,” which drew from a grief podcast featuring Stephen Colbert, she examines how...
The Mentors You’re Ignoring
The article challenges the traditional, hierarchical view of mentoring by highlighting the power of peer‑based "mirror mentors." It explains how colleagues who work alongside you can provide immediate, candid feedback that reveals the gap between intent and actual behavior. Alexis...
The People Who Keep Starting over Aren’t Lost. They Have an Unusually Honest Relationship with Outgrowing Things.
The article argues that people who repeatedly start new careers are not aimless; they possess a clear, honest awareness that they have outgrown their current roles. It contrasts cultural narratives that equate loyalty with strength with the reality that staying...
Helping Healthcare IT Teams Do More and Avoid Burnout
UVA Health’s chief technology officer, Zeb Elliott, used the HIMSS Executive Connect program to redesign how his IT department engages staff. By adopting agile sprint cycles, mental‑health check‑ins, and automation tools, the team lifted output while curbing overtime. The changes...
Executive Coaching Helps Leaders Grow Through Discomfort
UVA Health Chief Technology Officer Zeb Elliott credits executive coaching from the Healthcare Leadership Institute, delivered via HIMSS Executive Connect, for surfacing uncomfortable but honest feedback that highlighted gaps in his leadership style. The coaching program prompted Elliott to confront...
A Meditation to Create Inner Balance in the Face of Change
Susan Bauer‑Wu, a registered nurse and mindfulness researcher, shares a guided meditation designed to cultivate equanimity during periods of change. The practice walks listeners through posture, breath awareness, intention setting, and compassionate outreach, encouraging presence without attachment. By framing happiness...
Why Thinking Hard Feels Bad: The Emotional Root of Deliberation
Researchers Cédric Cortial, Jérôme Prado and Serge Caparos found that the unpleasant emotion of doubt prompts people to abandon intuitive shortcuts and engage in effortful deliberation. In two experiments using conflict‑laden syllogisms, higher self‑reported doubt correlated with increased physiological arousal...
Stop Adding. Start Subtracting. Here’s How to Do an Annual Review That Actually Works.
The article argues that traditional New Year goal‑setting fails because it focuses on adding new habits without a clear picture of the past year. By reviewing five concrete data sources—calendar, photos, journal, credit‑card statements, and social feeds—readers can reconstruct an...
LinkedIn CEO Says AI Is Boosting the Value of These 4 Soft Skills
LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky told the Tools and Weapons podcast that as AI takes over routine work, four soft skills—curiosity, courage, communication, and compassion—are becoming more valuable. He argues that AI reshapes jobs into task buckets, freeing time for human‑centric...
3 Reasons Why Entrepreneurs Should Become Coaches
Entrepreneurs are uniquely positioned to become coaches as they already possess a growth mindset and experience navigating uncertainty. The global wellness market, valued at $6.3 trillion and projected to hit $9 trillion by 2028, is driving strong demand for coaching services across...