Chess and Success

Jonny Thomson compares the mental abilities of those who persuade people and chess masters . Alex Berezow notes that some nations require all students to learn chess in order to increase their mental abilities to both memorize and to plan ahead.

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Financial Success

Darius Foroux provides tips on mental strength and financial success .

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Success

Adam Grant suggests 11 traits of successful people .

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A Well-Lived Life

Philippa Kelly compiles the thoughts about a well-lived life from 100 centenarians .

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University Student Trends in the United States

Wendy Fischman and Howard Gardner discuss how university students seem to have become more egocentric and transactional.

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Work Smarter, Not Harder

Anne Helen Petersen condemns workplace virtue signaling behaviors such as working long hours, and encourages the production of quality work rather than performance.

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ADHD Hacks

Rob Rosenthal shares hacks for succeeding despite an ADHD (or a life with undiagnosed ADHD behaviors).

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Influences on Child Development

Yuko Munakata explains research which says parental behavior influences child behavior, but that the most important influence on a child's future behavior seems to be < a href="https://ideas.ted.com/why-parents-should-stop-blaming-themselves-for-how-their-kids-turn-out/" target="_blank">genetic .

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Procrastination

Peter Economy summarizes summarizes Tim Urban's TED Talk on procrastination.

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Happiness and Riches

Gulnaz Khan shares research on finances and happiness .

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The Inner Scorecard

Marcel Schwantes writes about Warren Buffet's commitment to maintaining an "inner scorecard ," an integrity with core personal values. These include:

• Do business with the right people.
• Keep your focus on the things that truly matter.
• Invest in yourself.

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Better Than Yesterday

Better Than Yesterday has created a playlist suggesting behaviors for success.

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Habits for Success

Christina DesMarais suggests some behaviors common in happy, successful people :

1. Get up every day at 4 a.m. and exercise.
2. Make prayer or meditation a ritual.
3. Get serious about to-do lists.
4. Stop watching TV.
5. Stop drinking alcohol.
6. Stop smoking.
7. Take risks.
8. Stop blaming others (or Fate) for your situation.

I have observed that the leadership at Indiana Wesleyan University generally models these behaviors, and a many of these traits are expected or encouraged for all employees.

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Turning Adversity Into Advantage

Dina Gerdman reviews Edge: Turning Adversity into Advantage by Laura Huang.

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Online Courses for Success

Jessica Stillman promotes a number of online courses which might foster an individual's success.

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Is Success the Result of Talent or Luck?

MIT's Emerging Technology from the arXiv highlighted the role of chance in human success. The article summarizes the research results of Pluchino, Biondo and Rapisarda as reported in "Talent vs. Luck: The Role of Randomness in Success or Failure".

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Success

Bill Murphy offers habits that tend toward a successful life .

1. Seize the day
2. Spend time with people you love
3. Love the ones you are with
4. Work hard
5. Go home
6. Get sleep
7. Exercise
8. Have faith
9. Learn another language
10. Read daily
11. Have a simple wardrobe
12. Shine your shoes
13. Tell people they are loved
14. Don't worry
15. Be kind to animals
16. Find good assistants
17. Repeat these steps as needed

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Books Affirming Values That Lead to Success

John Hall shares summer reading recommendations by university faculty . The criteria for the recommendations were that the books should boost values for success in life.

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Parenting for Success

Tom Popomaronis cites a research study organized by John Gabrieli to encourage parents to talk to their children . The results indicate that children who converse with their parents become happier and more successful than their peers.

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Your Best Performance

Mark Wilson notes that adults can "hit their prime at any time.

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