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Saturday, 28 January 2023 05:48

Scientists link male pattern balding to wildly popular beverage

A new study out of Tsinghua University in Beijing has found a new link between sugary drinks and male pattern hair loss, with beverages ranging from soft drinks to artificially-sweetened juices to energy drinks being some of the primary culprits. In short, it's depressing news: all the stuff that tastes really great may make you lose your hair. The paper, newly published in the journal Nutrients, is hardly the first we've heard about the ill health effects of sugary drinks. And doctors have long suspected a link between excess sugar and hair loss. But the study's wider-lens examination of the…

Sunday, 22 January 2023 05:10

Overtalkers are everywhere - but saying less will get you more

They’re that pest at the office who destroys every Monday by recounting each unremarkable thing they did over the weekend. They’re that jerk who talks over everyone else at a dinner party while the rest of you fantasize about slipping hemlock into their pinot noir. They’re the neighbor who drops in uninvited and spends an hour telling you stories you’ve already heard, the arrogant know-it-all who interrupts colleagues in meetings, the CEO whose reckless tweet gets him charged with securities fraud. And don’t get me started on the British prince who incessantly uses the press to spread his message criticizing…

Saturday, 21 January 2023 05:18

Doing this makes people twice as likely to help you

When you ask people for help with projects or tasks, how likely are they to do what you ask? It turns out that one factor tips the balance between likely to help you or unlikely – whether you thanked them last time they did. It may seem obvious that thanking someone for a favor makes them more willing to do another one, but you might be surprised at how big a difference it makes. That insight comes from Wharton psychologist and New York Times bestselling author Adam Grant. In a LinkedIn post about email, Grant describes a study he did …

Saturday, 07 January 2023 05:52

Doctor shares the 5 body parts we aren't washing enough

A doctor thinks we need to wash these five body parts more. Jen Caudle is a family physician and medical school professor who shares insights on TikTok. The doctor believes that a few places can get a little “gross” when we overlook them in the shower. Caudle was adamant about washing the belly button and behind the ears (including the lobe). If you want to ensure you have clean ears, touch your fingertip to your lobe: If your finger smells, it’s time to wash. She also listed fingernails, legs and between the toes. The doctor explained that thoroughly washing between…

Wednesday, 04 January 2023 05:54

A global recession is coming, and this is where economists predict will fare the worst

With 2023 upon us, many bankers, economists, and business leaders have cautioned to brace for a global economic contraction that will send many countries plunging into a recession. As much as one-third of the global economy could enter recession territory this year, IMF director Kristalina Georgieva said over the weekend, warning of a “tough year” ahead for the world. Georgieva said simultaneous contractions in three major economies—the U.S., the EU, and China—will be the driving forces behind a global recession, as wealthy nations will be unable to escape economic slowdowns. U.K. in trouble But with the lingering effects of the…

Sunday, 25 December 2022 06:08

4 steps to get clear on the purpose of work and the meaning of your work

Tami Simon, the longtime head of Sounds True multimedia publishing company, beautifully said: "I have never wanted to work in order to accumulate money and retire...so that I could do something else more enjoyable and more meaningful with my time." Yet a lot of leaders do just that. They work in order to not work. This isn't about work-life balance – it's deeper than that. It's about how you view the purpose of work overall, and how the work you are choosing to do brings meaning into your life (or not). This ties to the third Amare Way principle: Get…

Saturday, 24 December 2022 05:41

How to leave a leadership legacy

If you were to step down from your position today, how would you be remembered? Would it be for steering the ship through a crisis and coming through stronger? Would it be for your attitude on employee well-being? Would it be for your refreshing transparency and outside-the-box thinking? Would you be remembered at all? Countless leaders fail to leave a legacy. They are relevant only for the time they hold their position, focused on the now, the results, and the accolades. There will always be another goal to reach, another accolade to receive—and that will continue whether you are there…

Sunday, 18 December 2022 05:50

7 practical steps to healthy competition that keeps you human

"Every week, I have lunch with a competitor," Scott shared. "We catch up, talk about the market, even share trade secrets." As head of a leading architectural firm in a highly competitive market, what Scott does is far too rare. It is very much the practice of a love-powered Amare leader who sees competitors as people striving to bring their own unique gifts into the world. Traditional business tells you to crush, destroy, and annihilate competitors – a warlike mindset that stems from fear and never having enough. In contrast, Amare business greatly values healthy competition and tells you to…

Saturday, 10 December 2022 05:53

Here's what other countries warn their citizens about before visiting USA

I remember the first time I traveled outside of the United States. My mother, who’d traveled internationally long before I did, kept going on about travel advisories. She said it was important that I check what safety advisories the government had in place for certain countries. For Americans, checking travel advisories is the norm before going abroad. But have you ever thought about what other places think about travel safety in the US? Surprisingly, despite the US being one of the most advanced places in the world, many nations still warn their citizens to be careful when visiting the states.…

Sunday, 04 December 2022 05:56

5 smart phrases people with high emotional intelligence keep saying over and over, and why

There are two ways people can try to improve their emotional intelligence. The hard way, which involves studying the concepts, training yourself to analyze interactions, and working case by case to isolate emotions from other motivations. The easy way, which involves memorizing phrases that inspire positive emotional reactions, and training yourself to use these phrases in the place of others that can be more counterproductive. The examples speak for themselves. Here are five specific things that people with high emotional intelligence learn to say reflexively, over and over, and why they work better than the alternatives. 1. "I apologize." Say…

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Saturday, 03 December 2022 05:45

6 ways you’re thinking wrongly – and what to do about them

When I was a graduate student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, doing research in cognitive psychology, our lab group went out every now and then for nachos and beers. It was a great opportunity for us to ask our adviser about things that wouldn't likely come up in our more formal meetings. At one of those gatherings, I summoned up the courage to ask him a question that had been on my mind for some time: "Do you think cognitive psychology can make the world a better place?" I had asked a simple yes-or-no question, so he chose…

Friday, 02 December 2022 04:55

Thinking about taking your computer to the repair shop? Be very afraid

If you’ve ever worried about the privacy of your sensitive data when seeking a computer or phone repair, a new study suggests you have good reason. It found that privacy violations occurred at least 50 percent of the time, not surprisingly with female customers bearing the brunt. Researchers at University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada, recovered logs from laptops after receiving overnight repairs from 12 commercial shops. The logs showed that technicians from six of the locations had accessed personal data and that two of those shops also copied data onto a personal device. Devices belonging to females were more…

Sunday, 27 November 2022 06:08

Does kindness get in the way of success?

We can probably all agree that it is good to be kind, moral to be kind, nice to be kind, but does it lead to success in life? After all, isn't kindness about putting other people's interests first? Doesn't it require self-sacrifice? Yet consider these well-known people: James Timpson, boss of the Timpson chain of shoe repairers; Jacinda Ardern, the prime minister of New Zealand; and Gareth Southgate, one of the most successful managers that the England men's football team has ever had. All three of them are clearly "winners" in their fields, and yet all put kindness at the…

Saturday, 26 November 2022 05:42

Emotionally intelligent people live by these 5 simple rules

I've been studying emotional intelligence, the ability to understand and manage emotions, for several years. In doing so, I learned some important lessons. One of the most important lessons is this: Despite years of research and study, it's easy to keep making the same mistakes, over and over. That is, unless you find a way to break the habit of making permanent decisions based on temporary emotions. And the best way to do that? Follow the "rules". The rules of emotional intelligence, that is. These aren't hard and fast rules; they're more like principles or guidelines. You can use these…

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