Can you catch obesity? (Transcript) I remember the first time I saw a friend wearing skinny jeans. To be honest I thought they were ridiculous. And yet within a few years I had caught the skinny jeans virus. Many of us catch fashion trends but it is it possible...
I have a confession. I’ve been teaching and practicing positivity for fifteen years but sometimes I feel like a grumpy fart has taken residence in my head. You know that grouch in your head that’s always griping about something? And so this week I want to get to the...
Can’t watch videos at the office, read the transcript below. The Human Experiment: Episode 2 – Predict If You Will Divorce Imagine there was a test that could predict if you were going to get divorced. There is and it’s 94% accurate. All couples...
Can’t watch the video? Read the transcript below: The Human Experiment: Episode 1 Imagine you won the lottery! Happy? Actually if you’re like most people, six months after your win, you’re no happier than you were before. Yet do a 5-minute weekly...
Every week on The human experiment I share a brilliant scientific study that could change your life. You’ve won the lottery! Happy? Actually if you’re like most people, months after your win, you’re no happier than you were before. Yet a University of California study...
In 1979 researchers asked Harvard MBA graduates about their goals. 84% had no specific goals, 13% had goals but they weren’t committed to paper. Just 3% had clear, written goals with plans to achieve them. In 1989, the reviewers interviewed them again and found that...