Is Any Job Better than Not Having a Job?
We’ve all heard the advice that any job is better than no job, but is that really true? In this episode, I discussed a study by Chandola and Zhang (2018) titled “Re-employment, job quality, health, an...
29 Aug 20242min
Is Once a Cheater Always a Cheater True?
Ever wondered if someone who cheats once is more likely to do it again? We’ve all heard the saying, but is there any truth to it? In this episode, I talked about an interesting study by Knopp et al. (...
29 Jul 20243min
Why Aren’t Smarter People Richer?
In this episode, we explore the complex relationship between intelligence and financial success, drawing insights from Jay L. Zagorsky's (2007) study titled "Intelligence and Financial Success: Does I...
11 Jul 20242min
Are You Responsible for Your Happiness?
In this episode, I talk about the intriguing connection between personality traits and life satisfaction, drawing insights from a 2024 study by Mõttus et al. titled "Most people's life satisfaction ma...
27 Jun 20243min
Can Horoscopes Tell If a Marriage Will Work?
In this episode, I discuss the results of a new study on the relationship between horoscopes and marriage named “The validity of astrological predictions on marriage and divorce: a longitudinal analys...
19 Jun 20242min
Can Meditating Make You Egotistical?
In this episode, I discuss the results of a new study on the effects of meditation named “Mind-Body Practices and Self-Enhancement: Direct Replications of Gebauer et al.’s (2018) Experiments 1 and 2” ...
25 Nov 20232min
Is Thinking (Not) Fun?
In this episode, I share the findings of a recent paper on thinking named “A Trade-Off Model of Intentional Thinking for Pleasure” by Seher Raza, Erin Westgate, Nick Buttrick, Samantha Heintzelman, Ré...
26 Aug 20212min
