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Article - Why Shameless Self-promotion Backfires at Work - Tooting your own horn at work is important, but including others in your symphony of accomplishments will make you more likeable, according to new research from Wharton’s Maurice Schweitzer.

Researchers from Vanderbilt University say the dual promotion tactic is the perfect way to make sure we are perceived as competent while still radiating warmth.

People tend to reflexively assume that fun events will go by really quickly. Chris Clor/Getty ImagesWhen a vacation approaches, do you ever get the feeling that it’s almost over before it starts? If so, you’re not alone. In studies Gabriela Tonietto, Sam Maglio, Eric VanEpps and I conducted, we found that about half of the people we surveyed indicated that their upcoming weekend trip felt like it would end as soon as it started. This feeling can have a ripple effect. It can change ...

Women are perceived as competent but not likeable when they brag. Opting for modesty makes them seem likeable but less competent. A new approach to boasting may help.

Time flies when you’re having fun, but for some the fun of vacation seems like it’s over before it begins.

WATERTOWN — Eric VanEpps describes the feeling of being separated from his wife and daughter as floating in the ocean with nothing around him.

El truco mental para hacer que tus vacaciones parezcan más largas El truco mental para hacer que tus vacaciones parezcan más largas Una de las sensaciones más frecuentes cuando estamos de vacaciones es que el tiempo pasa rápido, casi volando, todo lo contrario que cuanto estamos trabajando. Pero por suerte, la ciencia tiene una forma de evitar eso. Selin Malkoc, profesor de marketing de la Universidad Estatal de Ohio, ha escrito un artículo en "En algunos estudios...

Why Vacations Feel Like They’re Over Before They Even Start By Selin Malkoc 07/07/21 AT 12:59 AM But when a vacation approaches, do you ever get the feeling that it’s almost over before it starts? If so, you’re not alone. In some recent studies Gabriela Tonietto, Sam Maglio, Eric VanEpps and I conducted, we found that about half of the people we surveyed indicated that their upcoming weekend trip felt like it would end as soon as it started. This feeling can have a ripple effect...

Date Time Why a vacation seems like it will end as soon as it begins Time not only flies when you’re having fun – sometimes anticipating a fun event makes it feel like it will be over as soon as it begins, a new study suggests. Researchers found that people judge future positive events as being both farther away as well as shorter in duration than negative or neutral events. Combining those two elements has a strange effect when people look forward to a positive event like a vacation, said ...