Liar Liar

What makes a good liar? What traits makes them get away with the things they say?

Read this article by Scientific American that lists 18 attributes of highly efficient liars

Will We Succeed?

Science Daily recently reported on a research by University of Illinois Professor Dolores Albarracin and Visiting Assistant Professor Ibrahim Senay, along with Kenji Noguchi, Assistant Professor at Southern Mississippi University, about self talk.

The research shows that those who ask themselves whether they will perform a task generally do better than those who tell themselves that they will.

"The popular idea is that self-affirmations enhance people's ability to meet their goals," Professor Albarracin said. "It seems, however, that when it comes to performing a specific behavior, asking questions is a more promising way of achieving your objectives."

Read the article in full here.

Read

Read good books. Make sure you guys do that. The best way to improve yourself is to seek knowledge and applying it wisely. Good books will help you grow as human. Reading and applying useful projects will boost your confidence. It is also therapeutic.

If you want to stay ahead your peers, you simply have to read more. If you want master anything at all, you must read. So guys, go and get good books and read em'.

Bait

Are you aware of what others can use to bait you? For many, it is money but not everyone can be bought. It may be philanthropy, bravery, self - sacrifice or charity. What is yours? If it is charity, then you must understand that can be used to bait you. Be cautious or you might just ended up like a fish out of the water.

Have a good day.

Recognising Others

It is often said that being recognized is the deepest craving of human nature. Not only we are who we think we are but we are also a function of what people think we are. It is important that we treat ourselves well. It is equally important that we treat others just as well. After all, we are all fighting the same war.

Here are 10 ways to make others feel important.

1. Give sincere praise. Always be on alert for opportunities to compliment or commend another.

2. Show enthusiasm. Always be enthusiastic when dealing with others.

3. Be supportive. Show your interest in what others are pursuing and encourage them.

4. Be attentive. Find out if others are in need of help.

5. Be appreciative.

6. Be approving.

7. Show affection. Let others know that you care.

8. Be accepting. Don't be judge others. Let them be themselves.

9. Be affirming. Positive affirmative statements does wonders to the human mind.

10. Be a friend. Emerson once said, "To have a friend, you must first be a friend."

Is it always me, me, me?

We are not all that selfish. Psychologists at the Universities of Leicester and Exeter have recently found evidence this heartening news about human nature. The research, funded by the
Economic and Social Research Council, shows that most of us will act in the best interest of our team, often at our own expense.

Lead researcher Professor Andrew Colman, of the University of Leicester School of Psychology, said: "We have shown that, in some circumstances, decision makers cooperate in their collective interests rather than following the purely selfish predictions of orthodox game theory.

The study which was carried out by Professor Andrew Colman and Dr Briony Pulford at
the University of Leicester in collaboration with Dr Jo Rose of the University of Exeter carried out two experiments to test the classical game theory against theories of team reasoning developed in the 1990s by British game theorists.

Professor Colman is delighted with the results. He said: "Team reasoning is a familiar process, but it is inexplicable within the framework of orthodox game theory. Our findings show for the first time that it predicts decision making more powerfully than orthodox game theory in some games."

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