Let’s face it, the corporate world is friendlier to early birds than to night owls. For night people, getting to that 8:30 a.m. meeting can be a horror. Especially if you have been up late working the night before, traveling between time zones, or just aren’t at your best before 10 a.m. It’s frustrating, isn’t … Read more
Did you hear the one about the vascular surgeon who walked into a plumbers convention? Actually, it was a group of vascular surgeons and a group of plumbers, it wasn’t a convention, and this isn’t a joke. It’s one of the most intriguing stories I’ve heard from the world of mastermind groups—the mentoring collaboratives designed … Read more
Growing up, your social circle consists mostly of friends. If asked, you could probably name your best friend without thinking. You had people you talked with daily, spent time with after school and on weekends, shared your secrets with, and with whom you went on a variety of adventures. That trend typically continues into college. … Read more
When somebody asks, “how are you?” you may find yourself pausing. If you fall back on cheery answers like “awesome” or “things are great,” you may sound insensitive or not genuine. Alternately, if you delve into the complexities of life—kids at home, incredible fatigue, or other personal stressors, you may feel you’re offering up too … Read more
Charles Duhigg is a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and New York Times best-selling author of The Power of Habit and Smarter Faster Better. He is a graduate of Yale University and Harvard Business School. Duhigg has been a frequent contributor to This American Life, NPR, The Colbert Report, PBS’s NewsHour, and Frontline. He is a winner of the National Academies of Sciences, National Journalism, and … Read more
Sedentary behavior can result in chronic health conditions such as obesity and heart disease, bad news for the millions of office workers who are forced to sit behind their desks every day. In its simplest form, the term “sedentary behavior” describes sitting for too long and not breaking this up with movement. Sitting for more … Read more
In The Dark Side of the Moon, one of the most iconic albums of all time, Pink Floyd reflects on the unpredictability of life, the yearning for connection amid isolation, and the tension between holding on to the familiar and embracing the constant of change: And if the cloud bursts thunder in your ear You … Read more
The concept of having a growth mindset has gotten so popular particularly among the corporate leadership, business, and HR community—not to mention avid pop psychology and self-help consumers—that I’m already picturing the anger, annoyance, and backlash that this article is bound to generate (a bit like attacking the MBTI, which another Fast Company contributor has … Read more
Some 137,000 companies are started every day. In the next decade, about 90% will fail. Starting any new venture then seems like it takes more than skill, hard work, and intelligence to make it—you’ll need a bit of luck. While most people assume that luck is beyond your control, my research suggests otherwise. You actually … Read more
Have you ever found yourself immersed in the throes of infatuation? Do you remember how it felt to be targeted by Cupid, the cherubic god of love who aims at our hearts with his arrows of romantic fascination? We may have pondered the incongruity of love and intimacy being shot violently into our hearts. But there’s another … Read more
