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Aug 28, 2015 Stress Is Your Brain Trying to Avoid Something By Art Markman Figure out what that is, and you're halfway to feeling better.

Stress How to Stop Overplanning (Even If You're a Perfectionist) by Elizabeth Grace Saunders It's making you more stressed, not more organized. Leadership Why People Are Drawn to Narcissists Like Donald Trump by Michael Maccoby Lots of leaders are self-absorbed. Psychology The Reason Smart People Sometimes Struggle with "Aha" Moments by Sarah Green Carmichael A good working memory can get in the way. Economics Research: Technology Is Only Making Social Skills More Important by Nicole Torres Technical skills are easier to automate. Productivity Is Something Lost When We Use Mindfulness as a Productivity Tool? by Charlotte Lieberman Meditation is not a shortcut. Work-life balance Law Firms' Grueling Hours Are Turning Defectors into Competitors by Joan C. Williams Legal startups are disrupting the industry by offering work-life balance. Productivity Productivity Is Soaring at Top Firms and Sluggish Everywhere Else by Chiara Criscuolo The gap between the most and least innovative companies is growing. Generational issues What Really Motivates Workers in Their 20s by Jeffrey Arnett Twenty years of research reveals the young to be diligent (mostly).

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