How is it that two people can see the same thing and have a completely different understanding of what happened? Two leaders can look at the same numbers, hear the same news or face the same challenge ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Leadership Strategist Dan Pontefract covers leadership and culture. If you’re looking to solve problems more effectively, the key ...

Mary had the perception that she didn’t deserve to be happy. She grew up in a household where blame was constantly conveyed. Usually, the blame fell on her and she developed the view that happiness ...

Tension: We think we’re seeing reality when we scroll. We’re actually seeing a carefully constructed version of it that makes ordinary life feel inadequate. Noise: Debates about “fake news” focus on ...

Reality isn't what you think it is. Everyday experience suggests that our senses inform us about what’s going on in the world around us. But recent advances in ...

Illusions aren’t just fun to look at — they reveal how your brain really works. One famous image, which looks like both a duck and a rabbit, shows how your mind makes choices without you even noticing ...

A new study published in the Journal of Cognition provides evidence that what we know influences what we hear. Researchers found that when people listened to pairs of words and nonsense words spoken ...

‘Believing in people before they have proved themselves is the key to motivating people to reach their potential.” — John Maxwell In his book “Winning Every Day,” legendary football coach Lou Holtz ...