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Problem You’ve just broken up and you’re committed to making this as clean a break as possible. Reality Social media is about to ruin your plans in a big, big way. Method A study published in Information, Communication, and Society surveyed hundreds of young people accustomed to ‘electronic surveillance’ (their … Read More
Problem Facebook seems to upset you. Reality Well, Facebook has been shown to make people sad—but only if they’re using it passively, according to a study in the Journal of Experimental Psychology. Methods In one experiment, researchers had eighty-four subjects report how they were felling on a scale from zero … Read More
Problem You’re not the breadwinner in your relationship—but that’s okay, right? Reality It is okay, but you might not be ask okay with it as you think—in fact, you’re more likely to cheat, according to a study published in the American Sociological Review. Method Researchers looked at 2,757 married Americans, … Read More
Problem A lot of people like the idea of making snap decisions in hiring, and a lot of hiring advice tells job seekers that interviewers make decisions within minutes. Solution Snap decisions do happen, but they’re uncommon—a new study published in the Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology says it’s … Read More
Problem Your bosses tolerate the workplace jerk because his jerkiness is essential to his creativity. Reality Being a jerk doesn’t make that guy any more creative any anyone else—it just allows him to push his ideas more. Method A study published in the Journal of Business and Pyschology had 201 … Read More
