Psychology | Page 8

As Nelson Mandela said, 'The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.'

To employers, mental health may seem like a taboo subject, but it can seriously impact employee performance.

There is no escaping loss and hardship, but whether it makes us or breaks us is a choice we can make. There are no victims, only volunteers.

Because we prize victory so, we are often blind to the fact -- well known to the ancients -- that it can be harder to bear than hardship itself.

Neuromarketing is not new, but has recently become even more widely adopted by larger brands, such as Pepsi, eBay and Daimler.

For luxury brands, whose sales are often offline or in-store, tracking website conversions can be as difficult as choosing a present that your spouse actually likes.

Changing self-defeating thought patterns is easier than most people think.

Taking that humbling walk past those already seated in first class becomes a clear reinforcement of their 'relatively disadvantaged status,' the authors wrote, which can 'prompt negative emotions.'

There are high rates of anxiety, depression, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and other behavioral and mood disorders in this cohort compared with the members of previous generations.

Nature reports on an amazing new atlas of the human brain that reveals how we communicate.

Until you persuade yourself that you have what it takes, nobody else is going to believe you do.

A foremost thinker in the field of workplace psychology tells how procrastination may be the secret to fostering your best ideas.

The more you can see the job from the employee's perspective, the better you'll understand how to get more done.

Have you been "faking it" all this time?

Though it's not always and necessarily sexual arousal.

The five stages of the customer conversion process are as follows: attention, intrigue, evaluation, trust and compulsion. Follow them diligently.

It's not what you ask, it's how you ask it.

Are you leaving your strongest selling point in your back pocket?

There are certain psychological dispositions in all of us that influence our decisions without our knowing.

Not even 24 hours of flight delays and airport food could deter this writer from finding his bliss.

Realize that everything is temporary -- even the most important things in life.