Smart people know what’s worth their time and energy. They set clear boundaries and avoid certain behaviors that drain their mental resources. Understanding what intelligent individuals won’t put up ...

Researchers used smartphone tracking to study how people listen to music in the real world. They found that natural listening habits, especially the lyrics of chosen songs, provide evidence of a ...

In a September 16, 2016 essay in the New York Times, David Z. Hambrick and Alexander P. Burgoyne made an interesting distinction between intelligence and rationality. Drawing mainly on the work of ...

Emotional intelligence is often talked about like it’s a personality type or a box to check off on your self-improvement to-do list. But let’s be clear, it’s not something you are. Emotional ...

Navigating the complexities of relationships, both personal and professional, can be particularly challenging as we enter our 40s and beyond. Emotional intelligence (EI) is a crucial component to ...

Some people are quick to accuse someone of being mean when, in reality, they are just speaking their mind and maybe even setting an important boundary. If you've ever found yourself on the receiving ...

Some people seem to understand emotions intuitively—they can read the room, respond with empathy and navigate tense situations with ease. Others might miss those signals entirely, not out of malice, ...

The human is born with a hereditary capacity to be bright, stupid or anything in between. His starting position on the intelligence scale is predetermined—a biological sentence, like the one that ...

Scientists studying 1,300 golden retrievers have uncovered genetic clues explaining why some dogs are more anxious, energetic, or aggressive than others. Remarkably, several of the same genes linked ...