All decisions, in one way or another, deal with numbers. Making good choices is about understanding things like risk calculations, statistical patterns, and basic probability. And though many people turn and run at the sound of these words, there’s no need to. You can easily apply these number-based concepts in order to improve your decision [...]
Self restraint is necessary to reach goals. But the modern world constantly tests our willpower and hinders our productivity--whether with social media, chatty colleagues, or old-fashioned daydreaming. And people with better self restraint are more successful than those with less. So how can you increase your self restraint and build the willpower to more successfully [...]
Recent research published in the Journal of Psychology of Sports and Exercise found that problem-focused coping was the most effective coping mechanism among perfectionists. Being able to cope with stress is one of the key ingredients for success. Some might think this is bad news if you have a perfectionist personality. Perfectionists tend to push [...]
Why do some people succeed and others don’t? Being bright, well-educated, and motivated isn’t enough to get you all the way there. So if success isn’t about being smart, what explains it? It’s not IQ, but EQ. And to improve it, you first have to understand what emotional intelligence is. EQ refers to emotional intelligence [...]
A recent study published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology examined people’s willingness to invest in their goals. The researchers found that people are happy to spend time and money on things when they are seen as directly impacting their end-goals, but less so when it comes to the indirect means of achieving [...]
The journal of Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes recently published an article looking at the effects of fresh starts on task performance. In the paper, a ‘fresh start’ or ‘performance reset’ is defined by any time your past performance metric is disassociated with your current performance metric. The typical version of it is using [...]
Most meaningful goals require hard work over months or even years. But despite people’s best intentions, they often struggle with achieving goals because they fail to maintain motivation over the long haul. So how do you stay motivated, especially when your goals are big and you are likely to encounter setbacks along the way? In [...]
A recent study published in the journal Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology examined the positive impact of psychological skills training (PST) on mental toughness. Experts have described mental toughness as a critical factor in predicting success in high pressure environments. When faced with adversity, mental toughness can help you sustain high levels of performance, cope [...]
You may not realize it, but all your decisions are emotional. In fact, years of research has shown that decision making skills can be improved by relying on emotions. However, the only way they can work for you is if you have an understanding of how to utilize emotional control in the decision making process. [...]
A recent study has been published in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin examining the link between power and the stress response. The findings show that not all power leads to social influence. Holding a powerful position becomes a burden when you perceive such a position as a responsibility – as opposed to an opportunity. When [...]