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Mind & Behavior
Study the science of how we think, feel, and act, with insights that help you better understand yourself and others.
Big Think asks startup legend and VC heavyweight Ben Horowitz to reflect on his bestseller "The Hard Thing About Hard Things."
After almost a century in print, "How to Win Friends and Influence People" still has lessons to teach us.
Chip Conley — founder and CEO of JDV Hospitality and Airbnb’s former Head of Global Hospitality and Strategy — maps out an inclusive path from hindsight to wisdom.
Could exercise be more effective than recently approved drugs?
A-list lessons for better work-life collaboration — direct from the movie set.
When caught between the urge for wholesale change and fear of stasis, the best approach is to take it easy.
“The brain is never the same from one moment to the next throughout life. Never ever.”
There's a fine line between ambition and ruthlessness.
You will need determination, humility, and courage if you are to master anything.
Much like a muscle, providing effective feedback is an asset leaders can develop over time with focus, consistent effort and commitment.
"Upon emergence, these patients are sincerely unsure what was reality and what was a ‘dream.'"
We must get happiness right — even when the world around us gets it wrong.
Propofol, a drug commonly used for general anesthesia, derails the brain’s normal balance between stability and excitability.
How to make sure our formative tendencies don't derail us from being the great leaders we are trying to become.
When stuffed and staring down the last bite, you might hear your mother's voice in your mind.
Executive coach Jodi Wellman explains how to “make it to the end with no regrets.”
The best of all investor attributes is easily attained — and unbeatable in combination with other advantages.
Our desire for recognition at work can lead to perilous ends.
In the fight between head and heart, psychologists will win.
For most of human history, babies probably picked up language by overhearing.