Heidi Grant Halvorson, Ph.D., is the Associate Director of the Motivation Science Center and Columbia Business School, and Director of the Diversity & Bias Practice at the NeuroLeadership Institute.
The word “together” is a powerful social cue to the brain. In and of itself, it seems to serve as a kind of relatedness reward, signaling that you belong, that you are connected, and that there are people you can trust working with you toward the same goal.
If you're like me, and you find that your life has become more about pursuing peace and relaxation than giddy excitement, rest assured that you aren't missing out on happiness.
If you're like me, and you find that your life has become more about pursuing peace and relaxation than giddy excitement, rest assured that you aren't missing out on happiness.
Thomas Jefferson and Abigail Adams parented their children in very different ways – and psychologists have spent the last twenty years studying and understanding the impact of these differences on the adults we eventually become.
Thomas Jefferson and Abigail Adams parented their children in very different ways – and psychologists have spent the last twenty years studying and understanding the impact of these differences on the adults we eventually become.
Do you know what almost never attracts the attention it deserves? When things go the way they are supposed to. And because of this, roughly half of us — people we call prevention-focused — rarely get the credit we are due.
Do you know what almost never attracts the attention it deserves? When things go the way they are supposed to. And because of this, roughly half of us — people we call prevention-focused — rarely get the credit we are due.