Money Won’t Make You Happy, Unless You Use It to Buy Time
Time is money, they say. But what’s less often talked about is that things go in the other direction too: money is time. That is, if you have enough...
Overweight Asian Americans Are Perceived as More “American”
Being overweight can make Asian Americans less likely to experience racial prejudice, according to new research. The study, titled Unexpected Gains: Being Overweight Buffers Asian Americans From Prejudice Against...
The Psychology of a Good Pep Talk
You can’t have a good sports movie without an inspirational pep talk. But in real life, do these heartfelt motivational speeches really work? A group of psychologists and kinesiologists...
When Does Ingratiating Yourself Work?
Psychologists call it ingratiation. Most people call it trying to make people like you or, in certain contexts, brown-nosing. When it works, you increase the supply of good will...
Riding a Bicycle Can Make You a Better Driver
Want to be a good driver? Spend a lot of time driving. Want to be an even better driver? Spend a lot of time cycling, too. At least, that’s...
What Do Your Selfies Say About You?
Selfie takers may be revealing a lot more about themselves than they realize – at least, that’s the idea behind new research published in the journal Frontiers in Psychology....
Creating a “Culture of Happiness” Can Make People Less Resilient
If you’re skeptical about the power of positive thinking, there’s a new study out that will give you something to, well, be positive about. It turns out that trying...
The Link Between Self-Control and Getting Along With Others
Sometimes getting along with people is an exercise in knowing what not to say. If you always say or do the first thing that comes to mind, you might...
How the Brain Links Generosity and Happiness
Sometimes the best way to make yourself happy is to make others happy. Recently, an international team of researchers made some progress in zeroing in on why this may...
The Difficulty of Knowing What “Average” Is
When people are asked how their abilities stack up against others’, psychologists have noticed a pattern: people tend to rate themselves as above average. Even though, of course, not...
