Personal Growth

Too much stress can have a permanent negative impact on your health. Recent research out of Germany shows that dealing with negative, abusive, and toxic people elicits huge amounts of stress in the brain

A new study finds that receiving gossip encourages people to better themselves, particularly if the juicy news is positive in nature.

Listening to certain sounds while you sleep can help strengthen your abilities to learn a new language, memorize a piece of music, and recall events from the previous day.

Make no mistake: money can buy you happiness. The problem is that many high-salaried Americans overwork themselves to the point where no amount of cash could improve your mood.

Although Isaac Asimov declined to participate in a 1959 government-run conference for anti-ballistic missile technology he did pen some thoughts about the nature of creativity.

A great number of stories in the Western “literary” canon were not written to be read at all, but rather to be seen on stage in the purview of the live theatre. 

Having a much more interesting time with life than your peers is a recipe for social isolation, according to a report published in Psychological Science.

Throughout the developing world, “and increasingly in Africa and Asia,” the single largest occupation for women is agriculture. Yet although they perform much of the labor, women and girls (who […]

The trouble with teenagers is well-known to many parents: they are hormone-driven, thrill-seeking bundles of eros with a shocking inability to think through the consequences of their actions. Adolescents don’t […]

Thank you notes are great for following up with a prospective employer, reconnecting with an old friend, expressing gratitude for spectacular service, or just letting someone know you care.

How many times have you heard a colleague preach about the importance of achieving a healthy work-life balance? For a lot of self-helpers, achieving an equilibrium between the personal and […]

How many times have you heard a politician or school board official vow to improve education by increasing students’ access to technology? Perhaps you’re familiar with the now-dormant plan to […]

The more hours you put in at the office, the more likely you are to become obese, according to a new paper from the US Census Bureau.

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Despite knuckle-gripping tension and mass nuclear proliferation during the Cold War, not a single detonation has caused mass civilian casualties since 1945. According to investigative journalist Eric Schlosser, such good fortune is nothing more than blind luck.

Modern workers subscribe more and more to the axiom “time is more valuable than money.” How will the business world acclimate to accommodate this trend?

To be successful in whatever you do, you’ve got to be good at failing. To be good at failing, it helps to be optimistic about taking the next step.

If you’re in the business of analyzing social networks, it’s vital to establish strategies for mapping human interaction. It’s also vital to remember that human interactions are dependent on knowledge […]

If you haven’t gotten a single call from a prospective employer, it’s possible your résumé is rubbing hiring managers the wrong way. 

Chronic anger is a legitimate condition that can cause long-term health effects. Temper your rage now so you can feel a lot better later on.

The secret to making it to 25 years and beyond is to maintain the partnership’s importance over work, kids, and other parts of life.

“No one’s idea of excellence in conduct,” Mill wrote, “is that people should do absolutely nothing but copy one another.”

Perri Gorman has founded two successful tech startups even though she can’t code. She considers herself more of a “product CEO” than a “non-technical CEO.”

While 21st century etiquette maintains that you should be nice to everyone, there are fuzzy spots that can be difficult to navigate due to past expectations for how men should treat women. The best thing to remember: modern chivalry isn’t much more than common sense plus common courtesy.

Kant’s proposal may seem implausible, but it’s good advice: give up the search. 

Everyone’s come across a real-life Michael Scott at some point. Bosses who try way too hard to keep their workers happy run a risk of ultimately alienating employees and losing their respect. The important thing to remember is to not smother anyone in your efforts.

One day while walking through Rutgers’ Quad Two on the way to the gym, I noticed my friend Shelton across the lawn. As he bounced along the sidewalk—he was in […]

Facebook’s algorithm is designed to push parenting articles on people who declare to be moms or dads. Many of the pieces targeting these audiences are clickbaity poppycock.

It’s easy to forget that college athletes who sustain concussions are often kept out of the classroom as well as off the field. The effects of any sort of traumatic brain injury can pose critical and lasting risks to a student’s academic career.

Exerting self-control often means coping with emotions that tell us to indulge, feel melancholy, or focus on the negative.