A friend of a friend was once telling me a story about a trip he’d taken—somewhere expensive, somewhere most people don’t go.

A few years ago, I came across a puzzle. I had published a paper showing evidence that when leaders brag about their sleep deprivation, it not only undermines the sleep of their subordinates, but it ...

On Reddit, there’s a running joke: someone in their twenties with millions in the bank will ask if it’s time to retire. On the other hand, most readers are barely scraping together their 401(k) ...

We're in a brave new world of bragging, people. Everyone does it everywhere! Facebook, Twitter, the Internet in general. On the phone, in the car, via text message and gchat, even in that old-world in ...

Gun culture loves features because features are easy to talk about. They’re measurable. They sound smart. They give people something to justify their purchase with besides, “I like it.” The problem is ...