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The Empathic Civilisation

Bestselling author, political adviser and social and ethical prophet Jeremy Rifkin investigates the evolution of empathy and the profound ways that it has shaped our development and our society.

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MIND Reviews: Drive: The Surprising Truth about What Motivates Us
(Scientific American) -- What pushes employees to do their best work? Many businesses operate under the belief that the key to motivating workers is giving them tangible rewards, such as a cash bonus or a corner office. In the book Drive, business writer Daniel H. Pink argues persuasively that these companies have it all wrong. He cites a body of behavioral science research that suggests that optimal performance comes when people find intrinsic meaning in their work.

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23 July 2010
Violent teenage girls fail to spot anger or disgust in others' faces
(physorg) -- Girls appear to be "protected" from showing antisocial behaviour until their teenage years, new research from the University of Cambridge has found.

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22 July 2010
Fact or Fiction: Fathers Can Get Postpartum Depression
(Scientific American) -- Mothers are at higher risk for depression during and after pregnancy--and many continue to have depressive symptoms even as children grow up. But are fathers, whose bodies do not go through all of the same biological changes, also at risk for prenatal and postpartum depression?

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21 July 2010

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Learning by failing

In making a point clear I often find myself asking people to come with answers to questions I already have the answer to. A large part of my message has been that trying is more important than succeeding....

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Happiness and the release of self-control

Psychologists have conducted an experiment that supports the notion that self-control is no guarantee to achieving happiness. They found that when test subjects ability to control themselves had been compromised,...

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‘Money only’ mentality

Success and money are practically synonymous in our society. As a measure of success, money allows for comparison between different successes and thus it has taken on much weight as the accumulated outcome...

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The art of impression

Listening skills, as they are taught in the Meaningful Relations Training, build on clues that people bare without necessarily being aware of it. You see, people express the totality of their being through...

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The management role in light of Meaningful Relations

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