Here’s my inaugural video blog! Please excuse any issues with the filming or editing; this is new to me. In this episode, I talk about […]
The Art of Organizing Your Email: Declutter Your Inbox and Your Life
Being an organizational psychologist does not necessarily make one organized, but it’s true that organization systems can increase productivity, efficiency, and even happiness. I’m a […]
Three Tips to Be A Better Public Speaker
One of my many weird qualities is that I actually enjoy public speaking. It’s taken me a while to get here. I remember the very […]
Go, You Chicken Fat, Go!
You may have seen this new Apple ad promoting different exercise apps for iOs. I was really excited about it because it features an app […]
Designing for Behavior Change Event
If you’re interested, I will be speaking at a cool event on Thursday, August 28th about designing for behavior change. It was organized by Joshua […]
Cultural Artifacts, Commitment, and Behavior in the Workplace
So you want to become more active. How do you make it stick? In a workplace context, office artifacts can help motivate and sustain changes […]
Listen for Opportunity’s Knocks
One blog I follow is the Evil HR Lady, written by Suzanne Lucas. Lucas recently posted a column with some simple strategies for being more […]
Three Tips for Better Work-Life Balance
Flexible work schedules are awesome, but they also have a dark side. As someone who works from home on occasion and can sometimes flex her […]
How to Research, 2014-Style
A few years ago, I read an article making a strong argument that Ctrl-F is the most important computer skill for the modern researcher or student. […]
Innovation by Argumentation
I’m hard-pressed to think of any professional work where innovation doesn’t matter. If you develop products, offer services, or any combination thereof, it’s important to […]