Personal Growth

When the stress of work has become unbearable, you may feel triggered to reach for the snack drawer and grab a treat. However, a short, 15-minute walk has the power to stave off those unhealthy food cravings.

Giving children a fine-arts education is essential to create the kinds of skills necessary for the modern, creative economy, according to UCLA’s Anderson Forecast School of Management.

Physicians have long been counseled to have an emotionally sensitive bedside manner, but now scientists are discovering that a doctor’s words also affect our biology.

The latest Scholastic Kids Family Reading Report is out and among its many findings is a reiteration of how important it is to allow children a degree of autonomy when planning their reading routines.

What your primary activities are at prime hours of concentration can tell you a lot about yourself. 

More gender parity in the workplace means more economic gain for everyone, ample time for men to be fathers, and it turns women on in the bedroom.

In a study of 130,000 American adults, including 19,299 psychedelics users, researchers failed to find evidence that taking psychotropic substances results in serious mental health problems. 

New York neuroticism is the obverse of Kantian tranquility: harried, unsatisfied, anxious, perturbed. A life filled with worry and noise rather than one steeped in calm and virtue. But is this necessarily a bad thing? 

Creativity is more than finding new solutions to abstract problems presented in laboratory settings, and a new study out of Northwestern University is one of the first to measure what qualities correlate with creative achievement in the real world.

Constant touching and emotional warmth are essential to cognitive development, yet our educational and professional environments are skeptical, often for litigious reasons.

If patients better understood the health risks associated with certain kinds of medical care, they would likely seek less treatment.

Over the past 11 years as a hotel concierge, Indira Pun has committed thousands of names to memory. Her trick? She exercises this part of her brain like a muscle.

A medication commonly referred to as female Viagra, because it works to stimulate female sexual desire, is once again before the Food and Drug Administration for approval.

Waiting until the last minute isn’t a healthy or productive way to produce your best stuff. Musician Dan Deacon has a unique take on creativity: draw your inspiration from boredom.

In a long-term study of nearly 10,000 individuals, a team of scientists at Cambridge University found that sleeping more than eight hours per night correlates with a higher risk of stroke. 

Ever feel like you can’t control your impulse to check your phone or Facebook? The author of a book all about conquering bad habits offers advice for controlling these types of urges.

History curriculum needs to place a keen focus on decision-making and scrutiny, not just rote memorization of names and dates.

Confidence is cultivated outside one’s comfort zone. This is why immersive artistic activity is such a boost to one’s confidence.

Fifteen college students are refusing to repay the private and public loans they received to attend Everest College, a for-profit institution that closed its doors.

When seeking a job, it’s important to make yourself heard by potential employers. A new study reports employers who hear a pitch rather than read it are more likely to perceive a candidate as competent and intelligent.

While Brazil may not have the scientific muscle of American research institutions, its dietary guidelines are remarkably more consistent.

An employee retreat done well can be a huge boon to morale and productivity. Done wrong and your employees will dread the thought of another.

Cholesterol, coffee, and alcohol are among the winners in the government’s new dietary advisory report, which is helping to create the nation’s official 2015 dietary guidelines. 

The key to sticking with your exercise goals is to learn to derive satisfaction from working out. Mindfulness can offer an assist to those not innately fueled by fitness desire.

Being a parent isn’t easy. Luckily, there are plenty of Parenting 101 classes to help prepare you for the rest of your life.

Marketplace’s David Gura recently reported on the success of American architects who help paint the Shanghai skyline with bold and innovative designs.

Depending on your perspective, lifehacks are either the lifeblood of simple living or a goofy punchline of DIY culture. What’s undeniable is the money that’s to be made from society’s hunger for easy how-tos.

Some anxieties are indicators of healthy curiosity and strong moral fiber, while others are a source of severe stress. 

The vice chairman and chief financial officer of PwC recounts how being diagnosed with Hodgkin’s disease at 25 pushed her to become more active in pursuit of career goals.

A new wave of authors — think of them as Richard Dawkins’ more evolved descendants — is building the case for a “new atheism” that focuses more on what it values than on a blanket rejection of God.