communication

A critical thinking framework developed by psychologists can help teach mental skills necessary for our times.

It may be easiest when you’re young, but the proven benefits of learning a new language at any age cannot be ignored.

Now is the perfect time to take up a new language. Self-motivation and commitment are key to mastering this fun and useful new skill.

Being aware of this issue is a big first step in helping vulnerable communities (such as those struggling with addiction) combat relapse during this pandemic.

A thorough understanding of anxious personality traits could lead to targeted therapies.

The key to raising indistractable kids is to first determine why they’re distracted.

Researchers decoded the love signals of lizards “spoken” through chemical signals.

Removing the pressure of finding your “dying passion” makes it easier to connect with the “why” of your work.

When you stop predicting the future and comparing the present to the past, you can reach a beneficial flow state.

When everyone knows and plays their role, it helps the team operate at a higher level.

If you’re right all the time, you’re probably doing something wrong.

Couples that handle sexual rejection well can improve their relationship, but persistent or hostile patterns of rejection are never healthy.

Practicing Socratic ignorance, or avoiding certainty of our own knowledge, diminishes inequality and pushes us in our search for wisdom.

Researchers advise using emojis to improve communication under coronavirus isolation.

You can’t really have an opinion if you don’t know all sides of the argument.

If you surreptitiously pick your nose, chances are that everyone can see you doing it.

How can you give and receive more productive feedback? Form a psychological contract with a trusted partner.

Learn how to negotiate like a shark. Here are Shark Tank investor Daymond John’s tips for powerful communication.

Researchers at UCSF have trained an algorithm to parse meaning from neural activity.

Taking time for thoughtful consideration has fallen out of fashion, writes Emily Chamlee-Wright. How can we restore good faith and good judgement to our increasingly polarized conversations?

Creating a healthy, cohesive work environment leads to better productivity.

The standard face-to-face team is inefficient for employees and employers alike.

Distraction at work is a symptom of cultural dysfunction, not a symptom of technology, as many people claim.

Sometimes, the more understated you are, the more positively you’ll be received.

It takes more than a good idea to land a shark as a business partner.

In 1998, former New Yorker editor Tina Brown went into business with Harvey Weinstein. That was a colossal mistake.

Disagreements should not equal censorship.

The goal should be satisfaction, not perfection—why good enough is good enough.

More frequent sex has been linked with higher income rates, according to a 2013 study.

“One way the internet distorts our picture of ourselves is by feeding the human tendency to overestimate our knowledge of how the world works,” writes philosophy professor Michael Patrick Lynch.