On a trip to the north of India, I had a guide who told our group reincarnation stories. He said it explained why children know things they’ve never been instructed or behave in ways that eerily echo ...

Effective leaders are tasked with developing the talents and skills of their team. A big part of achieving that goal is understanding, respecting and leveraging the cultural differences of your staff.

The origins of our self-awareness, introspection, and empathy are topics crucial to understanding ourselves, our goals, other people, our relationships, and much more. Let’s focus on introspection.

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Some people seem to just "get it" when it comes to understanding others. They read situations with ease, spot hidden emotions without being told, and often offer exactly the right response at the ...

Understanding other people through nonverbal gestures can be difficult at first, but once you know what to look for, it can be easy to distinguish whether someone enjoys your company or not. Noticing ...