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  "Don't be a quitter!" "Quitters never win, and winners never quit!"   These maxims ...

  The ancient Greeks and Romans thought a lot about what it means to live a virtuous life. They believed ...

In one of the emails Oliver Burkeman, author of Time Management for Mortals, sent out to his subscribers, ...

  Our lives are populated by rituals. Baptisms. Funerals. Graduations. Singing happy birthday, chanting ...

Last week we discussed Edwin Friedman's theory of what makes groups dysfunctional.  Friedman laid ...

  When you were a kid, teachers and parents probably told you to concentrate. And as an adult, you ...

Humans are social animals.  Anthropologists argue that humans have been so successful as a species ...

  Why do some people who look can't-miss high-achievers on paper end up floundering in life, while those ...

  As an economist, Russ Roberts has been taught to approach decision-making by conducting an analysis, ...

  Being adept at discerning people's true thoughts and intentions is a valuable skill to have. Knowing ...

  Do you feel stuck in life? Inwardly you keep repeating the same thoughts, outwardly you keep repeating ...

Have you ever noticed that at your office or church, a small fraction of people do the lion’s share of ...

  As a member of the Ottawa Tribe and someone who's worked with over five hundred tribal nations, my ...

  You struggle with being productive. So you decide you need to establish a routine for yourself. You ...

  There are thousands of books, podcasts, and social media posts about how to be more productive, ...

  In 1981, Time magazine stated: "If you are ever in a crucial life-changing negotiation, the ...

Much has been made of the increasing number of Americans living alone (in 1960, single-person households ...

  In the modern age, people are bombarded with more information, and are more personally responsible for ...

In 1826, John Stuart Mill had an existential crisis. He fell into a deep depression and contemplated ...

  Whenever you get into an argument, whether you're discussing politics with a colleague or the ...