Pleasure is the key to self-improvement. The way to really make a new habit stick is to lace it with instant gratification. From the @theguardian.com
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Pleasure is the key to self-improvement. The way to really make a new habit stick is to lace it with instant gratification. From the @theguardian.com
13.01.2026 06:20 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Higher physical activity levels in mid and late life are associated with 41-45% lower risk of dementia, according to data from the ongoing Framingham study.
doi.org/10.1001/jama...
Paul Ekman, the researcher that most psychologists, if not most people in general, associate with emotion research, has passed away at the age of 91.
www.paulekman.com/blog/the-pas...
A subject that every US academic should be concerned about and vigorously advocating for: "Universities May Face Huge Costs From Trump’s $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee" -- from
@forbes.com
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Soon-to-be-released new article, in which we address the always-controversial subject of faculty evaluations. My portion focuses on evaluations of research productivity in the era of the replication crisis, predatory journals, paper mills, AI, and hyperprolific authors.
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In this paper, with Bastos, Andrade & Teixeira, we look at how to quantify affective responses to exercise sessions by a single indicator. We examined how affective end, peak, & other indicators predicted remembered and anticipated affect, enjoyment, and exercise frequency.
doi.org/10.1016/j.ps...