Success

Speaking With Katy Milkman About “How to Change”

A conversation with Katy Milkman on what her new book can teach us about how to change our behaviors once and for all.

Behavioral Scientist

To Kickstart a New Behavior, Copy and Paste

We have a tendency to think other people know the same things we do, which means we often miss out on a great strategy for behavior change.

Behavioral Scientist

Science Untangles the Elusive Power and Influence of Hope in Our Lives

The Conversation

‘Success Addicts’ Choose Being Special Over Being Happy

The pursuit of achievement distracts from the deeply ordinary activities and relationships that make life meaningful.

The Atlantic

The Mindset You Need to Succeed at Every Goal

Boosting your ‘metacognition’ helps you reach your goals more easily. All it takes is developing a strategic mindset — something anyone can do.

BBC Worklife

Scientists Look to West Point to Better Understand What It Takes to Succeed

New research finds that cognitive ability may be an overrated predictor of success.

Forbes

The Long-Term Benefits of Losing, According to Science

We’ve heard winning isn’t everything, but new research proves that “losing” might boost your success in the long run.

Fast Company

Teaching Kids Kindness Prepares Them for Success

Parents are supposed to leave a legacy for the next generation, but we are at risk of failing to pass down the key virtue of kindness. How can we do better?

The Atlantic

3 Reasons It’s So Hard to “Follow Your Passion”

For most of us, passion wanes over time.

Harvard Business Review

Winners Overlook Rigged Games’ Lack of Fairness, Study Finds

A new experiment, played out as a card game, shows that even when the deck is literally stacked in people’s favor — and they know it — most winners still think it’s fair anyway. Losers don’t.

The Associated Press

The Financial Upside of Being an Optimist

A survey found they save more and stress about money less than pessimists.

Harvard Business Review

Your Top Rival Can Be Your Biggest Ally

Friendly competition can expand the “win” pie and enhance your performance.

The New York Times

What We Can Learn From People Who Succeed Late in Life

In his new book, The Formula: The Universal Laws of Success, Northeastern University professor of network science Albert-László Barabási offers lessons we can learn from men and women who’ve achieved success after 50 based on his research.

Next Avenue, Forbes

Are Intellectuals Suffering a Crisis of Meaning?

What is the relationship between intellectual giftedness and meaning in life?

Beautiful Minds, Scientific American

Psychology’s Five Revelations for Finding Your True Calling

Recent research findings worth taking into consideration.

Aeon

A Complexity Expert Reveals How Social Networks Create Recognition and Acclaim

A review of Albert-László Barabási’s new book, The Formula: The Universal Laws of Success.

Science

Yes, It Is Getting Harder to Publish in Prestigious Journals If You Haven’t Already

“The take-home point really is that it’s getting harder to break into one of these journals if you haven’t been chaperoned into it,” says study co-author Roberta Sinatra, a network scientist at Central European University in Budapest.

Science

Benefits of a Year-Round Attitude of Gratitude in the Workplace

Gratitude is a recognition of our interdependence, of the fact that success is the result of team effort.

Forbes

The Five ‘Universal Laws of Success’

Scientist Albert-Laszlo Barabasi says the secret to getting ahead is to build a strong network.

Bloomberg Businessweek

People Are Not Pets

Research on the efficacy of rewards tells us that we can’t bribe others into doing what we want.

The New York Times

Career Hot Streaks Can Happen at Any Age

Your most productive years aren’t necessarily in your 30s and 40s.

Harvard Business Review