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How Accurate Are You at Judging Personality?
July 5, 2017
To become a good judge of personality, the König and colleagues' study suggests that you remove those biased blinders that make you “want” to like, or dislike, the person. Try to throw aside those potentially misleading external clues which have nothing to do with personality and instead drill down into qualities such as reliability, loyalty, and honesty. Think back on what the person’s actually done, and be as specific as possible. In seeking fulfilling relationships with others, we look...
July 5, 2017
To become a good judge of personality, the König and colleagues' study suggests that you remove those biased blinders that make you “want” to like, or dislike, the person. Try to throw aside those potentially misleading external clues which have nothing to do with personality and instead drill down into qualities such as reliability, loyalty, and honesty. Think back on what the person’s actually done, and be as specific as possible. In seeking fulfilling relationships with others, we look...
Creativity Goes With Emotional Intelligence
July 4, 2017
Studying the Emotional Intelligence/Creativity Link In a recent study conducted by me and two of my awesome graduate students, Olivia Jewell and Kian Betancourt, we sought to examine the relationship between a facet of emotional intelligence (we call it “empathic accuracy”) and creativity. Past research on the relationship between emotional intelligence and creativity has been mixed. That said, we proposed that the ability to accurately estimate the emotions of another would be related...
July 4, 2017
Studying the Emotional Intelligence/Creativity Link In a recent study conducted by me and two of my awesome graduate students, Olivia Jewell and Kian Betancourt, we sought to examine the relationship between a facet of emotional intelligence (we call it “empathic accuracy”) and creativity. Past research on the relationship between emotional intelligence and creativity has been mixed. That said, we proposed that the ability to accurately estimate the emotions of another would be related...
What Happens in Your Brain When You Pay Attention?
June 15, 2017
Attention isn't just about what we focus on — it's also about what our brains filter out. By investigating patterns in the brain...
June 15, 2017
Attention isn't just about what we focus on — it's also about what our brains filter out. By investigating patterns in the brain...
The Reasons We Stay Friends With An Ex
June 14, 2017
Why do we sometimes stay friends with ex-partners? There may be many reasons, but according to a new paper in Personality and Individual Differences they fall into seven main categories – and men and women don’t quite see eye-to-eye on them. The research also found that certain personality traits were related to motivations for staying friends after a break-up. From the ratings, Mogilski and Welling identified seven main categories of reason for wanting to stay friends with an ex: Reliability/sentimentality...
June 14, 2017
Why do we sometimes stay friends with ex-partners? There may be many reasons, but according to a new paper in Personality and Individual Differences they fall into seven main categories – and men and women don’t quite see eye-to-eye on them. The research also found that certain personality traits were related to motivations for staying friends after a break-up. From the ratings, Mogilski and Welling identified seven main categories of reason for wanting to stay friends with an ex: Reliability/sentimentality...
The One Simple Thing That Identifies A Narcissist
June 14, 2017
How to tell the difference between a narcissist and someone with high self-esteem. Criticism makes narcissists aggressive, research finds. But people with high self-esteem are not particularly bothered by criticism. This is because, at heart, narcissists often have a strange relationship with their self-esteem, so they hate to be criticised. Any criticism will usually make them aggressive in response.
June 14, 2017
How to tell the difference between a narcissist and someone with high self-esteem. Criticism makes narcissists aggressive, research finds. But people with high self-esteem are not particularly bothered by criticism. This is because, at heart, narcissists often have a strange relationship with their self-esteem, so they hate to be criticised. Any criticism will usually make them aggressive in response.
Your Smile Gives You Away
June 12, 2017
Smile and the whole world smiles with you? Well, not necessarily. In a winning scenario, smiling can decrease your odds of success against the same opponent in subsequent matches, according to new research presented by the USC Institute for Creative Technologies and sponsored by the U.S. Army Research Laboratory. People who smiled during victory increased the odds of their opponent acting aggressively to steal a pot of money rather than share it in future gameplay, according to a paper presented...
June 12, 2017
Smile and the whole world smiles with you? Well, not necessarily. In a winning scenario, smiling can decrease your odds of success against the same opponent in subsequent matches, according to new research presented by the USC Institute for Creative Technologies and sponsored by the U.S. Army Research Laboratory. People who smiled during victory increased the odds of their opponent acting aggressively to steal a pot of money rather than share it in future gameplay, according to a paper presented...
Can You Hear Me Now? How Reflective Listening Can Help With Negotiating
May 30, 2017
When you use reflective listening the central question isn’t what can you do for this person but rather, “How does this person see themselves and their situation?” This requires empathy, your desire to understand the person from his or her internal frame of reference rather than from some external point of view. The empathic listener tries to get inside the other’s thoughts and feelings. A person who sees that a listener is trying to understand him or her will be willing to explore his or her problems...
May 30, 2017
When you use reflective listening the central question isn’t what can you do for this person but rather, “How does this person see themselves and their situation?” This requires empathy, your desire to understand the person from his or her internal frame of reference rather than from some external point of view. The empathic listener tries to get inside the other’s thoughts and feelings. A person who sees that a listener is trying to understand him or her will be willing to explore his or her problems...
How To Get Happier Now With No Effort
May 28, 2017
It turns out that very light activity is surprisingly effective in raising people’s level of well-being. Mr Gregory Panza, the study’s first author, said: “…simply going from doing no physical activity to performing some physical activity can improve their subjective well-being. What is even more promising for the physically inactive person is that they do not need to exercise vigorously to see these improvements. Instead, our results indicate you will get the best ‘bang for your...
May 28, 2017
It turns out that very light activity is surprisingly effective in raising people’s level of well-being. Mr Gregory Panza, the study’s first author, said: “…simply going from doing no physical activity to performing some physical activity can improve their subjective well-being. What is even more promising for the physically inactive person is that they do not need to exercise vigorously to see these improvements. Instead, our results indicate you will get the best ‘bang for your...
Can Practicing Mindfulness Improve Lawyer Decision-Making, Ethics, and Leadership?
May 26, 2017
To practice mindfulness is to pay attention in a curious, deliberate, kind, and nonjudgmental way to life as it unfolds each moment. Mindfulness is currently very fashionable and has been so for sometime now in American business, education, media, medicine, popular culture, and sports. Many business, legal, and medical organizations are considering how mindfulness can help alleviate stress, improve productivity, reduce mistakes, and resolve conflicts. Many people from Hollywood, Silicon Valley, and Wall...
May 26, 2017
To practice mindfulness is to pay attention in a curious, deliberate, kind, and nonjudgmental way to life as it unfolds each moment. Mindfulness is currently very fashionable and has been so for sometime now in American business, education, media, medicine, popular culture, and sports. Many business, legal, and medical organizations are considering how mindfulness can help alleviate stress, improve productivity, reduce mistakes, and resolve conflicts. Many people from Hollywood, Silicon Valley, and Wall...
Dividing Your Wealth Among Your Children
May 24, 2017
In estate planning, the question often arises of how to divide your estate among your children. The primary goal when making...
May 24, 2017
In estate planning, the question often arises of how to divide your estate among your children. The primary goal when making...
