Science

Everything the modern professional needs to know about the science of work, productivity, health, success, and getting ahead at the office.

By Ladders

Auto Insurance
7 things your auto insurance won’t cover
Ladders - Jeff Ostrowski
There are limits to a standard policy, and it pays to know when your claim is likely to be denied. The standard auto insurance policy covers many …
Happiness
6 ways to avoid feeling like garbage before and after travel
Ladders - Alena Hall
There are several things we can all do (or avoid) mid-flight and afterward to mitigate the not-so-fun side effects of extended air travel. Traveling …
The Workplace
How to ask for a raise without coming off as “entitled”
Ladders - Glen Carter
It’s no wonder many workers find it difficult to ask for a raise for fear they’ll come across as ‘entitled’. Everybody in the world would like to be …
Happiness
Seven steps to move forward from career and life transitions that burn
Ladders - Mary Lee Gannon
Life and career transitions carry some of the biggest heartaches of our lives. Life and career transitions carry some of the biggest heartaches of our …
Happiness
How Elizabeth Holmes used psychopathic body language on employees and investors
Ladders - Meredith Lepore
How did this 20-something convince Silicon Valley and the entire media landscape that she was, in fact, going to revolutionize the …
Happiness
Study: Teachers and women with mentally exhausting jobs at higher risk for diabetes
Ladders - Sheila McClear
The French study involved 70,000 women over a 22-year period, 75% of whom were teachers. Teaching, long considered selfless work, may also be more …
Happiness
Experts: Social media likely contributor to spike in depression and suicide rates
Ladders - CW Headley
The initial intention of a thriving digital landscape got turned around and Generation Z seems to be the most impacted. The irony that mocks the …
Happiness
Eating just 3-4 eggs per week increases your risk of heart disease, death
Ladders - Sheila McClear
Eating just a few eggs a week is too high in cholesterol and significantly increases the risk of cardiovascular disease and death from other causes, …
Happiness
The pros and cons of the most popular non-dairy milks
Ladders - CW Headley
Oat milk, almond milk, soy milk, etc., Which non-dairy milk is the farest of them all? Or rather the healthiest? Let’s look into it. Every week a new …
Happiness
How to overcome the sleepless nights
Ladders - Wassana Lampech
If your sleep routine is making you constantly tired, here are some steps you can take to beat the lack of sleep. Take back the sleep, take back your …
Happiness
Elon Musk’s ‘3-step’ first principles thinking: How to solve difficult problems like a genius
Ladders - Mayo Oshin
Think outside the box and innovate completely brand new solutions to familiar problems. By the age of 46 years old, Elon Musk has innovated and built …
Happiness
This is how to raise emotionally intelligent kids: 5 secrets from research
Ladders - Eric Barker
What usually underlies bad behavior is how kids handle negative emotions. And this is something we rarely teach deliberately and almost never teach …
Happiness
Pro tip: four reasons to turn down new business
Ladders - Audrey Adair
Don’t be afraid to ask detailed questions and even call out concerns about workload. As freelancers, the question “What’s next?” is constantly echoing …
Happiness
Is being a full time creative the best life ever?
Ladders - John P. Weiss
There’s a lot to be said for the pragmatic juggler approach. Your conventional career will hone your people and business skills, and your creative …
Happiness
The risk of staying in the safe lane
Ladders - Naphtali Hoff
Not only can playing it safe not always produce the safest outcome, but our attempt to safeguard against the risk of loss, the smaller and narrower …
College & University
How much grads earn 10 years after attending America’s most expensive colleges
Ladders - Andy Kiersz
It turns out that many of the most expensive educations available in the US offer modest returns in terms of post-graduation salaries. College …
Happiness
How you can improve your emotional well being with this one activity
Ladders - CW Headley
The emotional advantages of observing a sunset has been presented several times, via various mediums over the years, but the results seem to speak …
Happiness
New study confirms this tea can cut obesity and reduce inflammation
Ladders - CW Headley
Gut bacteria enhances our ability to communicate with our immune system in addition to helping us produce several important vitamins. A new study …
Happiness
The 50/50 rule: How to remember 90% of everything you learn
Ladders - Thomas Oppong
Learning comes down to two things: repetition, and connecting new information to existing knowledge. Every week, I come across insightful posts about …
The Workplace
Why companies should give women more stretch assignments
Ladders - Selena Rezvani
Stretch assignments are proven career accelerators, but do women get equal access? Landing a coveted stretch assignment is a proven shortcut to a top …
Body Language
4 secrets to reading body language like an expert
Ladders - Eric Barker
In five minutes you can often evaluate people with 70% accuracy. How important is body language?About 55% of what you convey when you speak comes from …
The Workplace
5 ways I practiced self care after I was laid off
Ladders - Shauna Cole via Fairygodboss
Getting into a new routine is critical to your career transition success. Whether you’ve lost your job as a result of a business decision, downsizing, …
The Workplace
Hand sanitizer is (mostly) useless
Ladders - Joshua A. Krisch
Hand sanitizer isn’t all that good at sanitizing hands. Washing with soap and water, however, is the single most effective way to prevent …
The Workplace
What is the best advice for a start up CEO?
Ladders - Heidi Zak
There are certain aspects of the business that everyone is thinking about, like top-of-the-funnel tactics for spreading brand awareness and bringing …
Urban Agriculture
How urban agriculture can improve food security in US cities
Ladders - Miguel Altieri
Cities have limited ability to deal with food issues within their boundaries, and many problems associated with food systems require action at the …
Happiness
7 fun facts about naps you probably don’t know
Ladders - Alena Hall
Even if you spend 20 minutes just lying down with your eyes closed, you can safely and effectively lower your blood pressure, relieving additional …
Happiness
This is how to have a happy life: 4 proven secrets from research
Ladders - Eric Barker
A full life consists in experiencing positive emotions about the past and future, savoring positive feelings from the pleasures, deriving abundant …
Happiness
Survey reveals the top things people would do with extra time on their hands
Ladders - Sheila McClear
For the “What Would You Do With More Time?” survey 2,772 employees living in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the U.K., and the U..S. were …
Happiness
The secret to healthy binge watching
Ladders - CW Headley
A recent study showed how binge-watching dramas can boost emotional intelligence, particularly empathy. It is possible to binge watch and be …