Every job interview requires candidates to walk a fine line. On the one hand, when an interviewer you to describe challenges or mistakes at your previous job, you've got to answer with enough ...

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Max just closed his laptop after a brutal weekly check-in with his boss. The entire conversation focused on Max’s performance: how he’s missing deadlines and turning in subpar work, and how it’s ...

Relationships with negative people are like tedious encounters with porcupines. It’s virtually impossible to interact with them without getting stuck with their quills. Anthony Iannarino certainly ...

Get ready for an attitude adjustment. Being a “negative person” or a “positive person” isn’t set in stone — and using a really simple trick that anyone can learn could change your mood, your ...

Many people experience negative thought spirals or feedback loops. The triggers for these spirals can be minor, but they can lead to major self-doubts and questioning our sense of belonging, skills, ...

At some point in their career, almost every member of the workforce comes to the realization that “dream jobs” don’t exist. Even those that look perfect on paper, and appear to be the ideal ...

Focus on the incremental steps that are in your control. By Talya Minsberg This weekend, I’m running my 10th New York City Marathon. I’m ready and the weather looks perfect. It should be a good day, ...

Age bias doesn’t show up only as discrimination or snarky birthday cards. One potent source of ageism comes from older people themselves. Louise Pendry was teaching a psychology course in a cramped ...