Fathers often take the wheel on family trips, not just for control, but as a profound act of care. Psychology suggests this ...

Workers take on side hustles not just for the money, but also to compensate for limited control in their traditional jobs. Jeff Greenberg via Universal Images Group/Getty Images One thing that’s ...

As business owners, it’s arguably natural to want to control every element of our organizations. Control, after all, is part of human nature — as one study noted, “evidence from animal research, ...

In business, few things can be as stressful as running a company that’s staffed and managed by a mix of family and non-family employees. The constant juggling of family drama, emotions, and ...

This post is part of a series focused on managing the career and life impact of COVID-19. If you’d like to start with the first post, which focuses on breathing, getting calm, and completing a Life ...

When markets are uncertain, it’s helpful to take a step back and think about all the things that we as investors exert no control over, like the direction of interest rates, the direction of the ...

I have written quite a few posts for Psychology Today about stress and burnout (See my posts). I am frequently asked what is the single most important action I can take to address burnout and its ...

Today marks National I Am In Control Day, dedicated to encouraging people to take control of their lives, an admirable goal because so many businesspeople often feel out of control. They do so for a ...

We make very different choices depending on what takes the dominant role in decision-making: the head or the heart. Behavioral economists have long relished exposing our illogic when it comes to ...

Mary-Elisabeth is an associate writer on CNET's How-To team. She's a recent graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill's English Department, and resides in Charlotte, North Carolina. On the How-To team, she covers a ...