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When Backup Plans Backfire
Backup plans can change the way that a person pursues a goal, as well as the likelihood of achieving it, even if the backup plans are never even used.
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Allow These Two Olympic Runners to Demonstrate the Motivational Powers of Belonging to a Team
New York Magazine: Over the long weekend, NBC aired what is essentially the Super Bowl of American running: the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials. Distance running is typically thought of as an individual sport, but the
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A Stanford scientist says we’re all suffering from ‘successaholism’ — and it needs to stop
Business Insider: In her new book, “The Happiness Track,” Emma Seppala explains why happiness often paves the way for professional success. Unfortunately, she says, many workers have it backward, thinking that they need to be
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Hebl Wins Top Teaching Award
APS Board Member Michelle “Mikki” Hebl of Rice University is the winner of this year’s Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching. Presented by Baylor University, the “Cherry Award” honors the finest university teachers in
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Bosses: Are You Too Gritty for Your Own Good?
The Wall Street Journal: Grit is great, most of the time. But some leaders may be too gritty for their own good. Long a hallmark of overachievers, grit is trendy nowadays—largely due to research byAngela
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The Temptation of Co-Working Spaces
The New York Times: Technology has upended where we work. The line between work and play has been blurred, and the difference between the office and home has all but disappeared. As a result, there’s
