James Heckman já era vencedor do Nobel de Economia quando começou a se dedicar ao assunto pelo qual passaria a ser realmente conhecido: a primeira infância (de 0 a 5 anos de idade), sua relação com a desigualdade social e o potencial que há nessa fase da vida para mudanças que possam tirar pessoas da pobreza.
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Yale researchers have found a neural home of the feeling of stress people experience, an insight that may help people deal with the debilitating sense of fear and anxiety that stress can evoke, Yale researchers report May 27 in the journal Nature Communications.
Brain scans of people exposed to highly stressful and troubling images — such as a snarling dog, mutilated faces or filthy toilets — reveal a network of neural connections emanating throughout the brain from the hippocampus, an area of the brain that helps regulate motivation, emotion and memory.
The brain networks that support the physiological response to stress have been well studied in animals. Activation of brain areas such as the hypothalamus triggers production of steroid hormones called glucocorticoids in the face of stress and threats. But the source of the subjective experience of stress experienced by people during the COVID-19 pandemic, for instance, has been more difficult to pinpoint.
A síndrome amotivacional converte a pessoa em alguém totalmente incapaz de fazer qualquer coisa, de modo que somente realizará atividades que for totalmente obrigada a desempenhar.
A new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), reveals a causal link between dopamine and the reward responses in humans when listening to music.
People often confuse high achieving behavior with perfectionistic behavior. High achievers are dedicated, determined individuals who have a strong desire to accomplish something that’s important to them. Their achievements are not about what others will think of them or a fear of failure, it’s to gain personal gratification from their success.
I first heard of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs in an advertising course I took in college many years ago. I remember looking at the pyramid and its five layers – with basic needs at the bottom and “self-actualization” at the top – and thinking that self-actualization belonged in the foundation.
Each year, one in seven large corporations commits fraud. Why? To find out, Alexander Wagner takes us inside the economics, ethics and psychology of doing the right thing. Join him for an introspective journey down the slippery slopes of deception as he helps us understand why people behave the way they do.
If you’ve ever found yourself in a workout rut, it’s easy to dig yourself deeper into that hole and lose the motivation that once kept you going. Maybe you feel like you’ve hit a plateau, or perhaps you’ve lost sight of what your fitness goals were in the first place. Either way, you may be surprised to realize a change in your mindset can make all the difference in the results you’ll see from your workout.
A new study on the power of positive thoughts when it comes to fitness progress might just help you find that extra boost you’ve been searching for.
Marcio Fernandes, CEO da Elektro, ficou conhecido por sua filosofia de gestão ancorada na felicidade. Para ele, as empresas têm de criar uma relação de afetividade com os trabalhadores — e isso não tem a ver com ser permissivo.
Imagine o seguinte cenário. Uma empresa concorrente faz uma proposta para contratá-lo. Animado, você ensaia deixar o cargo atual e partir para a nova casa. Já está tudo certo para você sair. Só que o seu empregador faz uma contraproposta. E… Fica difícil negar. Se você não passou por tal situação, certamente tem um colega que sim. Mas para Marcio Fernandes, CEO da distribuidora de energia Elektro, a estratégia dessas empresas não faz o menor sentido. “É impossível fazer uma gestão de engajamento em um ambiente onde você compra a permanência das pessoas”, afirma. Marcio ficou conhecido por levantar, com firmeza, a bandeira da felicidade dentro das corporações. Ele é autor do livro “Felicidade dá Lucro” (Companhia das Letras), lançado no ano passado, e suas ideias vão contra os modelos mais tradicionais de gestão.
