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Workplace Psychology

  1. How Long Will It Take Before You Feel Like Yourself at a New Job?This is a question a team of social psychologists recently set out to investigate.
    By Melissa Dahl
  2. The Weirdness of Becoming Real Friends With Your Work FriendsResearchers investigate the impact on work performance and “emotional exhaustion.”
    By Melissa Dahl
  3. To Make Networking Less Terrible, Stop Making It About YouResearch suggests that when people focus on how they can help others — instead of how others can help them — networking seems a little less awful.
    By Melissa Dahl
  4. All Anyone Really Wants at Work Is AutonomyI got this. Leave me alone.
    By Melissa Dahl
  5. These 13 Lucky Jerks Ditched Email for a Week, for ScienceWhen is the next round of this study?
    By Tanya Basu
  6. You Call It Burnout. These Scientists Might Call It Depression.A new study argues that burnout and depression might sometimes be one and the same.
    By Tanya Basu
  7. Having Two Bosses for One Company Is Maybe Not the Best IdeaCreativity suffers, according to a large study of the world’s top fashion designers.
    By Melissa Dahl
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    Why Teamwork Is Great for Internal MotivationResearch shows this works if you simply feel as if you are part of a team, even if you are in fact working on your own.
    By Melissa Dahl
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    Women Get Less Credit When Working in Teams with MenHow neat.
    By Melissa Dahl
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    Take a Big Risk by Keeping Your Day JobLessons from the creator of Spanx and other surprisingly risk-averse entrepreneurs.
    By Melissa Dahl
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    Watch: Why Feeling Ambivalent About Your Co-workers Is a Good ThingThe science of love-hate relationships.
    By Abraham Riesman and Melissa Dahl
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    People Unconsciously Value Natural Talent Over Hard WorkEven though most say they place more worth on motivation and persistence. 
    By Melissa Dahl
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    You Can Spot a Terrible Boss in Your Interview for the JobSometimes first impressions reveal everything you needed to know. 
    By Melissa Dahl
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    Maybe Companies Should Chill on Employee-Happiness ProgramsNotes from a critic of the current happiness “obsession” among businesses and governments.
    By Melissa Dahl
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    An Upside to Distrusting the Jerks You Work WithYou’ll produce better work, even if you’re hating every minute of it.
    By Melissa Dahl
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    Daydreaming About Cash Will Help You Forget Your Co-workers Hate YouThis study is weird and sad. 
    By Melissa Dahl
  17. Scientists Suggest That You Force Yourself to Consider the Bright Side at WorkIt’s called the “three good things” intervention. 
    By Melissa Dahl
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    Middle Management: The Worst of Both WorldsIt’s tough to wrangle your underlings and keep your own boss happy at the same time.
    By Melissa Dahl
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    Nervous Employees Are Taking ‘Stealth Vacations’ NowSo much guilt over taking a day or two off. 
    By Melissa Dahl
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    The Selfish Reason to Take 5 Minutes to Do Someone a FavorHow success and generosity are linked. 
    By Melissa Dahl
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    A White-Collar Amazon Worker on the Times PieceWhat it’s like to work at the Seattle tech giant in the wake of the nearly 6,000-word article. 
    By Melissa Dahl
  22. A New Study Suggests Ladybosses Threaten Guys’ ManhoodIt might help explain why male employees sometimes respond aggressively to their female superiors.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  23. At Work, Every Friday Should Be a Summer Friday Why the summertime job perk should be year-round.
    By Melissa Dahl