Achieving Peak Performance: A Conversation with Anders Ericsson
We recently spoke with Anders Ericsson about the misconception of 10,000 Hour-Rule, the misguided emphasis on talent, and what it takes to achieve expertise.
Psychology
The “Moist” Conundrum
People Magazine—psycholinguistics’ most trusted lexicon—defines “moist” as “the most cringeworthy word” in American English.
More than a Game: What Sports Can Teach Us About Morality, Consciousness, and World Peace
On a winter day in 2013, it was so cold at Lambeau field, home of the NFL’s Green Bay Packers, that the stadium’s beer and soda machines froze.
The Comfort of Conspiracy: Finding Meaning in Free Masons, Shadow Governments, and the Illuminati
We feel that we can trust you with an important secret: There is a secret group controlling the highest reaches of government, including the Federal Aviation Administration.
Replicating the Replicators: Is Psychology in Crisis or Not?
Science recently published a critique of the findings of the Reproducibility Project: Psychology.
The Paradoxes of Creativity: Sensitive Rockers, Mindful Daydreamers, and Celebrated Outcasts
In their new book, Wired to Create, psychologist Scott Barry Kaufman and author Carolyn Gregoire explore the contradictions of creativity. Creativity is never one thing or another, they find. It isn’t clean, it’s messy.