Here’s a little paradox about modern life: most of us say we don’t trust strangers, but we end up doing just that. Sites like eBay and Kickstarter work based on trust, we believe reviews of random people on the internet, and about ten seconds ago, the girl next to me … Read More
How do you feel when you cheat, but don’t think anyone is hurt? Chances are, you like it. According to a new study published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, most people don’t feel bad after cheating, and if we think that no one was hurt, we like … Read More
Problem It’s taken two hours, but you’ve finally come up with a creative solution to your problem. It’s probably the best you can do and pushing yourself for something better probably won’t do any good, right? Reality Wrong. According to a new study published in the Journal of Personality and … Read More
Problem Years of exposure to Disney movies and motivational posters have taught you that optimism is the most important key to success. Reality Well, they’re wrong, according to a study in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. Method In one test, subjects of comparable ability had to take a … Read More
Here’s our favourite phrase: win-win. We bet it’s pretty popular with you too. So, how do we make the big win-win happen? Easy: everyone needs to know the same things. A study published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology has found that when people have common knowledge, they’re … Read More
