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Melissa Hughes
- Apr 1
- 5 min
The Price of Success
Employees don't love their jobs because they are making millions for shareholders. That rarely inspires the individual to work harder.
Melissa Hughes
- Mar 22
- 3 min
The Most Common Decision-Making Trap
Despite the leaps and bounds we’ve made in understanding cognition and human behavior, decision-making is quirky.
Melissa Hughes
- Mar 22
- 2 min
How Fear Hijacks the Brain
Have you ever had a "what was I thinking moment?" that you regretted later? Chances are pretty good that you were not thinking at all.
Melissa Hughes
- Mar 4
- 3 min
Leveraging Stress for Success
We all experience stress and the psychological effects it has on us. But what if we could actually use stress to our advantage?
Melissa Hughes
- Feb 23
- 3 min
The Power of the "Pet Effect"
Since the mid-1980's, there has been a wealth of research comfirming the positive physiological effects of social interaction with animals.
Melissa Hughes
- Feb 16
- 5 min
Numbing Down America in a State of Hate
Despite the ever-widening chasm of social, moral, and political righteousness and the boom of passionate voices, we've become numb to it all