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A time management coach explains that often it’s not the difficulty of a task that leads to procrastination, it’s the emotions connected to the task.   You can feel the muscles between your shoulder blades tense up and your stomach feels a bit queasy. Is that a headache coming on? You know you really should do that task that’s collecting cobwebs on your to-do list.…

Niceness isn’t always as nice as it seems. As many organizations with a nice corporate culture are finding out, having a reputation for niceness can carry some challenges. A nice culture sometimes focuses on getting along to the detriment of delivering results.  Recently on The Science of Personality, cohosts Ryne Sherman, PhD, and Blake Loepp discussed how a nice…

There are certain qualities that humans have that can make them irreplaceable, says this author.   If you’re worried about being replaced by a bot, you aren’t alone. According to a study from EY, three-quarters of workers are concerned that AI will make jobs obsolete, and about two-thirds are worried that their jobs specifically will be eliminated.  While it’s…

Teamwork has changed significantly in recent years, as many of us have transitioned to hybrid or remote working models. But teams haven’t disappeared; they just operate differently now. Modern team development is the key to building high-performing teams in this new landscape of work. Recently on The Science of Personality, cohosts Ryne Sherman, PhD, and Blake Loepp spoke…

Our brains are hardwired to pay more attention to negative experiences. Here’s how to train them to let it go. --- Q: How can I be less negative?  A: It might be ironic for me to give this advice, as I’ve often feared that I may be too negative. But then again, I am human, as I assume all of you are, and the human brain is actually hardwired to prioritize negative experiences…