Total Brain Blog

A Foolproof Way to Turn Failure Into Success

You’ve failed at something again: that date you loved didn’t lead to any follow-up calls, the project you worked so hard on was picked apart by your boss, or your New Year’s ...
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Want to Boost Your Joy? Science Says Share It!

Positive experiences happen to us everyday yet most of us don’t know how to capitalize on them. Have you ever noticed that it could be a great day (you had 8 hours of sleep, it’s ...
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How Desire Fools Us: The Pleasures and Dangers of the Chase

Why do we love to chase? What is so intriguingly attractive about hard-to-get partners, Black Friday sales, and the very latest iPhone? Whether it’s for a trophy, a promotion, a ...
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Four Science Backed Ways to Achieve Your Dreams

Whether it’s New Year’s resolutions or any other milestone we want to achieve, most of us give up on that career goal, diet, mindfulness practice, or exercise regimen we committed ...
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Positive Teams are Way More Productive

All managers would like their teams to be more productive. Yet most companies are using the same old methods: strategic plans, goal-setting, streamlining operations, reducing ...
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5 Science-Backed Reasons to Let Your Hair Down and Play

Submerged in the responsibilities of life, the seriousness of world affairs, and an ever-growing to-do list, we often forget to PLAY. Animals, on the other hand, continue to play ...
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3 Science Backed Reasons to Take That Vacation

Americans generally believe that they need to “deserve” their vacations—that they should work hard, even push themselves, before they actually take a break.
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Happiness Leads to Success, Not the Other Way Around

We're working harder and longer hours than ever before with the belief that it's the necessary route to happiness. But hundreds of neuroscience and psychology studies suggest this ...
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