Help Students Navigate Life’s Transitions With a Mindset GPS
Transitioning to anything new—a job, a relationship, living in a new place—can take time. Feeling uncertain, out of place, and unprepared is common.
May 14th, 2018
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April 23rd, 2018
How to Identify Talent: Five Lessons from the NFL Draft
If there is one consistent yet underappreciated principle for making good hires, it’s that process beats technology.
February 06th, 2018
Sudden-Death Aversion
Seconds left on the clock and a decision to make: Do you kick a field and head to overtime or risk a two-point conversion for the immediate win?
November 17th, 2017
The Blame Game: How Outcome Bias Fools NBA Coaches (and Their Bosses)
Buzzer-beating shots lead to heartbreak and the desire to blame someone for the loss. The real culprit may be that luck follows a bell curve.
September 07th, 2017
Gridiron Grit: Angela Duckworth on Excelling in the NFL and Beyond
What does it take to make it in the NFL? We sat down with Angela Duckworth to understand more about grit and what she learned from working with Pete Carroll and the Seattle Seahawks.
August 14th, 2017
Looking for Similarities Can Bring Marginalized Groups Together
When African-American NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick refused to stand for the national anthem in August 2016, he said it was in protest of “a country that oppresses Black people and people of color.”
June 27th, 2017
Gambling on the Dark Side of Nudges
If the maxim of nudges is “Keep it simple,” it has a counterpart for self-interested choice architects: Make it complex.
April 08th, 2016
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.
February 19th, 2014
An Olympic State of Mind: Q&A with US Olympic Team Sports Psychologist Karen Cogan
Olympic athletes are masters of preparation. Most of us are aware of the years of physical training the athletes endure to compete at the highest level. But there’s a significant mental aspect to their preparation as well.
