Welcome to the Weekly Medius PsychNews. Every week, we select five thought-provoking Psychology articles from hundreds published in journals and other media. Psychology Drives Everything.
Psychology’s five revelations for finding your true calling:
If, like many, you are searching for your calling in life – perhaps you are still unsure which profession aligns with what you most care about – here are five recent research findings worth taking into consideration. First, there’s a difference between having a harmonious passion and an obsessive passion. If you can find a career path or occupational goal that fires you up, you are more likely to succeed and find happiness through your work – that much we know from the deep research literature.
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Humor Is Beneficial, Except When It Isn’t:
The Washington Post published Jena McGregor’s article this weekend describing possible bias against the use of humor in the workplace by women in leadership. The article describes a forthcoming study authored by Jan Evans in the
Journal of Applied Psychology which tested the perception of participants who watched men and women, who posed as a hypothetical retail manager, delivering a script designed specifically to be humorous or straight. The results reportedly show that the “humorous” scripted men were described by the participants as having higher status than the unfunny men, but the opposite was true for the “humorous” women who were more likely to be viewed as less capable leaders.
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Stress Is on the Rise in the American Workplace:
One of the more subtle but less desirable qualities of a manager is the tendency to cause stress. Sure, all managers are capable to some extent of inducing stress; work is inherently stressful. But there are huge variances; some managers are chill and generally easy to work for, and some are stress magnets. The good news is if you're fortunate enough to have a low-stress manager, it can make a real positive difference in your daily experience of work. The bad news is, from a macro-level, the workplace stress needle is moving in the wrong direction.
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What Is a Covert Narcissist?
A covert narcissist is just as much a narcissist as your typical extroverted narcissist. Some narcissists emphasize one personality trait more than others. One person with outgoing personality might always show off and need to be the center of attention, while another narcissist might be a vindictive bully, an entitled playboy, an imperious authoritarian, or an exacting know-it-all, as articulated by Madonna, “Listen, everyone is entitled to my opinion.”
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How To Avoid The Everyday Thinking Traps That Sabotage Your Success:
Not long ago, I wrote an article titled "Thought Twist! 11 Everyday Thinking Errors That Sabotage the Plot of Your Life." I submitted my article to a small online publication feeling confident that it would soon be published. After about a week, I received an email saying: “Thanks very much for your article proposal. We took a look, and unfortunately, it's not a good fit for this publication. We wish you success with publishing the article elsewhere. Keep writing!”
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