Because what you do starts with what you know–and retain.

Writing recently in the journal Brain Connectivity, researchers say they’ve found support for the idea that you can. The research was led by the Addiction Recovery Research Center at the Fralin ...

Decisiveness is great, until it isn't. Sometimes the best thing you can do is be willing to think your first instinct might be wrong.

Major life changes rarely happen overnight. In many cases, the biggest improvements come from small decisions made ...

YOU SLIP into a booth at your local diner. You’re about to order the burger, as usual, when the server walks by with an order of meatloaf for another table. It looks... interesting. You’ve never tried ...

When you're in a leadership role — especially in an accounting firm — high-pressure decisions come with the territory. Clients expect quick answers. Staff look to you for clarity. And the pace of the ...

Exceptional leaders don't rely on instinct or chase consensus when making critical decisions; there's a specific system they use to consistently outperform their ...

What is the process you should use for making better decisions? Agree first on the process of making the decision: Who owns the decision? Who are the stakeholders? What is the objective? What are the ...

This is Part 7 in a 7-part series about world poker champion and cognitive scientist Annie Duke, Ph.D., whose insights follow each question below. To read from the start of the series, see Part 1.

Trying to persuade people to abandon deeply held views often backfires, leaving groups entrenched and unable to move forward.

Most business decisions don’t fail because leaders lack intelligence. They fail because pressure changes how people think. When capital is on the line and outcomes are uncertain, the human brain ...

Exceptional leaders don't rely on instinct or chase consensus when making critical decisions; there's a specific system they use to consistently outperform their peers even during times of uncertainty ...