More people than ever aspire to become influencers on social media, given YouTube’s proliferation as an entertainment source and the popularity of Instagram and TikTok. Some 57% of Gen Z aspire to be influencers, according to a 2023 survey of 1,000 U….
Much has been written about the lack of trust in today’s workplace. And no wonder: A 2023 Gallup study found that only 21% of U.S. employees strongly trust the leaders at their organization. Without that trust, there are real and detrimental outcomes:…
Years ago, a friend was alarmed to discover $2,000 missing from her bank account. She couldn’t imagine how someone had managed to steal from her—until she had the dawning realization that she was that someone. Over the course of a very stressful six-w…
Incarcerated people in Colorado are exposed to climate-related extreme heat and cold, plus flooding and wildfires. Because they’re unable to escape these hazards, their health suffers and some die.
“I remember it being summer, and there’s no way to…
Natalie Kerr and Jaime Kurtz are social psychologists and colleagues in the department of psychology at James Madison University. Kerr’s work has been published in many academic journals, and she also writes for Psychology Today. Kurtz has also appear…
Donald Trump’s polarizing political rise in the past decade has driven many groups—and some families—apart.
But a long-running pickup basketball game that I play in, made up of people with various political leanings, including Trump supporters, rem…
It’s two hours to tipoff between the Orlando Magic and Philadelphia 76ers when I meet Andy Lansing in an executive-level conference room at the Kia Center. A side door swings open and in walks a chef, touting an oversized cutting board lined with two …
Alison Fragale is an organizational psychologist and a business school professor at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. Her work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Financial Times, Boston Globe, and Inc.
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Dana Miranda is a financial educator, journalist, and creator of the Healthy Rich newsletter, where she writes about money for misfits. She has contributed to Forbes, Business Insider, The New York Times, CNBC, and The Mo…
If you’re under 40, ageism probably hasn’t crossed your mind much—yet. And that’s okay. When I was in my 20s and 30s, I wasn’t thinking about it, either. But there’s something about entering that sixth decade that makes ageism glaringly real. And unfo…
