Research

Does a simple tool cause people to create habits more reliably?

A randomized controlled trial of the Clearer Thinking ‘Daily Ritual' module. INTRODUCTION A habit is a type of behavior that has become...

Evaluating the effectiveness of Sam Harris’ Waking Up app in teaching nondual mindfulness

This article investigates Nondual Mindfulness, a meditation practice that is said to help practitioners transcend suffering and access...

A quantitative exploration of psychological interventions for well-being

Which psychological interventions hold promise for improving well-being? We explored this question using survey data to look for...

Our research shows how word choice can have a huge impact on survey results

When you read about surveys, polls, and psychology studies in the news, you’re probably aware that these involve asking people questions....

Shifting Your Stance on the Psychological Impacts of Power Posing: From Real to Fake to Small

In 2010, a group of researchers made headlines after publishing a study claiming to have found a simple but effective technique through...

How should you order the questions in a personality assessment or survey?

In the past psychological tests were taken with the use of a pen and paper. The order of items in tests, although significant, could have...

Do people have a tendency to agree on anonymous surveys administered online?

The utility of self-report surveys depends on the degree to which research participants provide accurate and true responses....

What best predicts how fatigued you’ll be? We ran a huge study to find out

We ran a very large study to help increase understanding of what factors contribute to making people tired.

Want to form some new daily habits? We ran a massive study to explore which techniques work best.

Chances are that you have a few positive habits you’d like to form. Maybe you’d like to start exercising daily. Or, perhaps you want to...

We put some simple happiness-boosting habits to the test. Here’s what we found.

Are there simple, quick, and easy-to-learn habits that you can incorporate into your life to make yourself meaningfully happier? The...

Which intrinsic values set different demographic groups apart? Check out our study results.

How do the self-reported intrinsic values of men differ from those of women, older people's from younger people's, and liberals from...