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Examine Hand Gestures And Smiles To Detect Lying

8:00AM September 26, 2009 | Azadeh Ensha

Some people are better liars than others. The next time you want to gauge whether someone’s pulling your leg, try searching for clues based on their hand gestures and smile. More »


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Reading Faces (And Emoticons) Less Universal Than You Think

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4:00PM August 21, 2009 | Angus Kidman

We often assume that expressions like a smile mean the same no matter where we are in the world, but it’s becoming increasingly evident than such communication constructs vary depending on the culture you’re raised in. More »


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Focus On The Outcome Before Reacting For Better Results

6:30AM July 31, 2009 | Azadeh Ensha

According to Harvard Business blog, most of our interactions are governed by a simple event-reaction-outcome chain, where our knee-jerk response leads to an often undesirable outcome. For better results, they propose tweaking your thought chain to focus primarily on the outcome. More »


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Avoid Mistakes With A Calculated Pause

1:00AM July 17, 2009 | Azadeh Ensha

Gmail gives you five seconds to unsend an email. Unfortunately in real life, you can’t hit the undo button once you’ve verbalized your feelings. The key then, according to Harvard Business Blog, is to know how to prevent the damaging message to begin with. More »