New research shows why narcissists become less popular over time.
September 29, 2015 — Scott Barry Kaufman
Mindful daydreamers, imaginatively gritty, passionately introverted, openly sensitive, playfully serious, logically intuitive and more.
September 9, 2015 — Scott Barry Kaufman
What's the correct spelling: ExtrAversion or ExtrOversion?
August 31, 2015
Do you often act first and then worry immediately about the consequences of your actions? Do you say whatever enters your mind but then immediately regret what you’ve just said?...
August 30, 2015 — Scott Barry Kaufman
Power corrupts, but power doesn't corrupt everyone equally
August 27, 2015 — Scott Barry Kaufman
If you seek high well-being, your best bets are gratitude and love of learning.
August 2, 2015 — Scott Barry Kaufman
We spend so much time on standardized testing and measuring learning ability that we don’t track how much we’re developing the key competencies that enable us to imagine what could be...
July 14, 2015 — Scott Barry Kaufman
Today would have been my mentor's 80th birthday. Happy Birthday Nick and thanks for showing me that mentors really do matter.
July 9, 2015 — Scott Barry Kaufman
Autism and schizophrenia are related to different forms of creativity
June 10, 2015 — Scott Barry Kaufman
The truly creative mind in any field is no more than this: A human creature born abnormally, inhumanly sensitive. To him… a touch is a blow, a sound is a noise, a misfortune is a tragedy, a joy is an ecstasy, a friend is a lover, a lover is a god, and failure is death...
May 4, 2015 — Scott Barry Kaufman
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