Is It Safe To Stand Near A Microwave?
Most people step back when they press start. The instinct is understandable and the physics does not really support it....
Fixed Versus Growth Thinking
Two beliefs about where ability comes from. They produce very different behaviour in front of something difficult....
When You Should Stay Silent
Some situations are made worse by anything you could say. Recognising them is a skill, and it is not the same as having no reply....
We See The World The Way We Are
An old story about two travellers arriving at the same town, asking the same question, and receiving two opposite answers....
Successful And Unsuccessful People
The gap is rarely talent and almost never luck alone. It shows up in what each does with a thing they did not know yesterday....
Know Your Own Nature
Most self-improvement starts by deciding what to become. It works better the other way round, starting with an honest look at what you already are....
Studying For Long Hours, Effectively
Sitting for six hours is not the same as studying for six hours. The difference is mostly in how the time is broken up....
Money Time: Why 10pm–2am Is the Sleep That Counts
Eight hours can still leave you tired if you bank them at the wrong time of night....
Why Music Calms You Down
People have used music to settle themselves for thousands of years. Only recently has anyone measured what it is doing....
Foods That Quietly Damage Your Teeth
Sweets get the blame. Most of the damage to enamel comes from things nobody thinks of as bad for teeth at all....