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....
Work Ethics You Should Live By
Not the poster on the wall. The handful of ordinary rules that decide whether people can rely on you....
Why We Are So Easily Influenced
We like to think we judge each argument on its merits. The research says we mostly judge the person making it, and we prefer people who resemble us....
Getting Ready For A New Job
The first weeks set an impression that takes a year to revise. Most of what decides it happens before you walk in....
Being Professional At Work
The rules are mostly unwritten, which is why people who miss them rarely find out until it has already cost them....
Fixed Versus Growth Thinking
Two beliefs about where ability comes from. They produce very different behaviour in front of something difficult....
Stop Being A People Pleaser
It looks like kindness and it usually is not. Kindness is a choice, and pleasing is a reflex to avoid discomfort....
Focus On Doing One Thing
Multitasking feels efficient and measures badly. What it mostly produces is fatigue and a day with nothing finished....
Removing Negative Thoughts
You cannot empty a mind on command. You can stop feeding what is already in there, which works better anyway....
The Thin Line Between Self-Respect And Ego
They produce similar behaviour and come from opposite places. The difference shows up under criticism....