Flow state is widely recognized as the pinnacle of peak performance. From athletes and artists, to entrepreneurs and designers, the world’s top performers are no strangers to the optimal experience. Science shows that success and flow go hand in hand. With its myriad benefits (sustained concentration, unbridled productivity, complete absorption, authentic happiness - just to [...]
A team of researchers out of the University of Waterloo in Canada recently conducted a study published in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. They looked at how personal narratives play a role in self-regulation skills. The results showed that the more taxing we perceive a task to be, the more we view self-control as [...]
Making decisions is hard. Making decisions under uncertainty is doubly hard. Uncertainty abounds in the modern information age: Marketplaces shift, customer preference adapt to new trends, technologies get “disrupted” at every turn, industry best-practices get amended … the list of changing unknowns is endless. A decision making model is necessary for success in an uncertain [...]
A team of psychologists led by Dr. Jean-Charles Lebeau out of Florida State University recently conducted a study looking at the influence of failure on performance. The researchers found that experiencing setbacks negatively influences your emotions and self-efficacy but has no effect on actual performance outcomes. Overcoming obstacles, it turns out, is an important part of [...]