How Soon Is It OK to Take a Vacation After Starting...
Photo: Rawpixel.com (Shutterstock)Requesting vacation time after receiving a job offer is a universally tricky ask. Every employee deserves time off, but when you’re brand new at work, leisure time might feel like it should be on the back burner. Except that isn’t always how it works. You may have interviewed and been hired, despite having…
Why Weekly Check-in Meetings Are Unproductive, and What You Can Do...
Photo: LeoPatrizi (Getty Images)A proliferation of well-intended, remote “check-in meetings” during the pandemic has only made work more difficult. According to surveys, most workers say they want fewer meetings, and that those meetings are making them less productive, but there are ways to rein in all the “touchpoints” gumming up your calendar. Here’s how you…
Why Kids Don’t Want to Talk About Their Day (and How...
Photo: Ruslan Shugushev (Shutterstock)The ride home from school can feel like a battle of wills with my oldest son. When I start the car, he’s a bundle of ecstatic energy. But when I begin asking him about his day, his smile vanishes, and he locks his mouth up like a safe. The remainder of the…
What ‘Good Weight Lifting Form’ Really Means (and When It Matters)
Photo: Ivan Kochergin (Shutterstock)Unless you enjoy getting injured, you should use good form at the gym. But what exactly does “good form” mean, and how much of a difference does it make? First, let’s talk about the purpose of form. For that, we turn to Jordan Syatt, a world record powerlifter and Westside Certified Barbell…
What Is Behavior Mirroring and When Should You Use It?
Photo: Zivica Kerkez (Shutterstock)The next time you’re deep in conversation with someone, whether it be a platonic, romantic, or business interaction, notice: Are you sitting or standing in similar positions? Are your voices speaking at the same volume? Are your arms or hands doing the same thing?If so, one of you is likely (consciously or…
Use ChatGPT to Prepare for Your Next Job Interview
Photo: africa_pink (Shutterstock)ChatGPT’s impact on our daily lives has likely been overhyped, but it does have some great uses. Students can use it to study for tests, for example. And if you’re interviewing for jobs, ChatGPT can help you prepare.Use ChatGPT to practice responding to interview questionsThis idea is big on TikTok right now thanks to…
Investor overconfidence linked to selective memory
There's extensive academic literature on the risks faced by investors who are overly confident of their ability to beat the market. They tend to trade more often, even if they're losing money doing so. They take on too much debt and don't diversify their holdings. When the market makes a sudden lurch, they tend to…
How to Teach Yourself to Try (and Like) New Foods
“Picky” eating isn’t just for kids. There are plenty of adults who steer clear of certain ingredients or dishes for a variety of reasons. Whether you grew up somewhere without many diverse cuisine options, were raised in a culture or religion that kept you away from particular foods, or just straight-up hate olives, there are…
How to Survive a Multigenerational Family Vacation
Photo: XiXinXing (Shutterstock)After spending so much time apart thanks to COVID travel restrictions, this summer’s family reunions have taken on new meaning. In some cases, families have decided to take these reunions on the road, and make it a multigenerational family vacation. And while that may sound great in theory, when you’re crammed into an…
It’s the network, stupid: Study offers fresh insight into why we’re...
Enlarge / People's tendency to assume others think the same way they do could be influenced by social network structures.piermichelemalucchi/Getty Images Social perception bias is best defined as the all-too-human tendency to assume that everyone else holds the same opinions and values as we do. That bias might, for instance, lead us to over- or…
