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…research suggests that callings have little to do with formal job descriptions. …just about any occupation can be a job, career, or calling.
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One of the major discoveries of parenting research is that what matters more than the messages parents aim to deliver are the messages their children receive.
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…emerging research on teaching suggests uncanny parallels to parenting. It seems that psychologically wise teachers can make a huge difference in the lives of their students.
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Research on everything… reveals that constructive arguments over ideas – but not nasty personal arguments – drive greater performance…
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…research shows that, at best, personality has only moderate effects on what people do in different situations.
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Rigorous research confirms that the feeling of control – perceiving that you have the power to shape even small aspects of your fate – can have a huge impact on human well-being.
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…research suggests that being alone in the world is stressful. Loners and lonely people tend to have more of just about every kind of mental and physical illness than people who live in rich social networks.
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Researchers have found that people getting concessions often feel better about the bargaining process than those who are given a single firm, ‘fair’ offer.
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Research by social scientists has confirmed something effective negotiators have known for ages: namely, we trust people more when we view them as being similar or familiar.
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No matter how much research you do, there’s just some information that you are not going to find out unless you sit face-to-face.
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