Feedback is one of the most common ways we help others learn and develop. But it can backfire when people become defensive. Researchers explored whether a more subtle intervention — asking questions and listening — could be more…
Motivation — the willingness to get the job done by starting rather than procrastinating, persisting in the face of distractions, and investing enough mental effort to succeed — accounts for 40% of the success of team projects. Yet…
How do levels of optimism change throughout our life? Researchers at the University of California, Davis, figured out the answer. They analyzed a relatively large sample of 1,169 Mexican-Americans between ages 26 and 71 who were surveyed over a…
