Psychology

Which Professions Have the Most Psychopaths? The Fewest?

By Eric Barker

Recipe For A Happy Marriage: The 7 Scientific Secrets

By Eric Barker

4 Lifehacks From Ancient Philosophers That Will Make You Happier

By TIME Staff

Happy St. Patrick's Day: The 4 Scientific Ways to Become Luckier

By Eric Barker
More in Psychology

How to Have a Happy Family

1) Having Dinner Together MattersKids who have dinner with their families do better across pretty much every conceivable metric.Via The Secrets of Happy Families: Improve Your Mornings, Rethink Family Dinner, Fight Smarter, Go Out and...

By Eric Barker

How To Be More Satisfied With Your Life – 5 Steps Proven By Research

I’ve posted a lot about the research around how to be happier. But being satisfied with your life is something a little different.Daniel Kahneman, Nobel Prize winner and author of Thinking, Fast and Slow, gave...

By Eric Barker

How To Make Friends Easily And Strengthen The Friendships You Have

Friendship is a good thing. That’s hardly front-page news — but somehow we all forget how important it is.We take friends for granted. As we raise families we neglect friends. We don’t put in the...

By Eric Barker

What's Really Wrong With Young People Today: Juvenoia

Every generation believes that the generation before was too rigid and conservative—and the generation after too wild and out-of-control.

By Chris Ferguson

The Science Behind Pistorius' Puke

What forensic science tells us about such dramatic reactions in court

By Alice Park

Fukushima Three Years Later: How One Town Is Coping

Eating right, exercising, work, sense of community, and drinking all help buffer against mental illness

By Alexandra Sifferlin

The Five Paths To Being the Best at Anything

I’ve posted a lot about becoming the best in your field. Looking back, what are the most successful methods for getting there?10,000 HoursLet’s get the most famous one out of the way first: Hard work...

By Eric Barker

What the Music You Love Says About You and How It Can Improve Your Life

The Music You Love Tells Me Who You AreEver been a bit judgey when you hear someone’s taste in music? Of course you have.And you were right — music tells you a lot about someone’s...

By Eric Barker

Happy Daylight Savings! 6 Proven Steps To Get a Good Night's Sleep

Your Worst Enemy Is Probably YouStop cheating yourself. You can’t cut corners on sleep and not have it affect you:…by the end of two weeks, the six-hour sleepers were as impaired as those who, in...

By Eric Barker

6 Secrets You Can Learn From the Happiest People on Earth

What happens when you look at the happiest people and scientifically analyze what they have in common? Researchers did just that.Relationships, Relationships, RelationshipsThere was a clear answer to what differentiated these people from everyone else...

By Eric Barker

Sensitive or Stone-Cold Stoic? How Your Wiring Affects Your Well-Being

Your emotional wiring plays a critical role in how you react to feedback -- both good and bad -- from others. But you can override those instincts by learning how to frame the input you receive.

By Sheila Heen and Douglas Stone

What 10 Things Should You Do Every Day To Improve Your Life?

1) Get out in natureYou probably seriously underestimate how important this is. (Actually, there’s research that says you do.) Being in nature reduces stress, makes you more creative, improves your memory and may even make...

By Eric Barker

How to Catch a Liar in the Act

Watch for these tells

By Inc.

8 Things The World’s Most Successful People All Have in Common

I’ve posted a lot about the strategies of very successful people: artists, scientists, business leaders…Looking back, what patterns do we see?Busy BusyDaily Rituals: How Artists Work, examines the work habits of over 150 of the...

By TIME Staff

It Only Takes 60 Seconds to Change Women's Definition of Beauty

It takes as little as 60 seconds to change a person’s definition of what body type is (and isn’t) attractive, says a recent study published in PLoS ONE.A research team at Malaysia’s University of Nottingham...

By Laura Stampler

Leaning Out: Men Like to Be the Boss More Than Women Do, Study Says

A new study shows why women need to mentor younger women

By Eliana Dockterman
1...5051525354
More from TIME
More From TIME