Cover Story
Researchers in “positive psychology” tell us that optimism is a great predictor of success. Optimistic athletes perform better than pessimistic athletes. Optimistic salesmen outdo pessimistic salesmen. The best students are those with an optimistic outlook. Name a profession, the research...
Features
Kristin and Rob McCollum are sitting outside at the Highland Park Village Starbucks, which my wife describes as “magnificent for people watching.” They’re chatting and laughing with me about how they met—at an improvisational comedy workshop.“I’m kind of confused,” I venture, attempting to turn...
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I was called for jury duty recently, and as I waited for the selection process to begin, I marveled at the number of people thumbing away at their BlackBerrys, iPhones, and other web-enabled wireless devices. Although most of them were probably checking in with work or sending mundane messages...
