Monthly Archives: August 2017

Walk around naked at home? Do you swear? Turns out, you’re probably pretty smart!

Posted on August 27, 2017 by Dr Joseph Russo

Intelligent people are more likely to swear and walk around naked at home, according to a new study. Quizzing about 1,000 people on 400 typical behaviors, researchers at the University of Rochester found that extroverts are prone to telling dirty … Continue reading →

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:-) What? Are you stupid or something?

Posted on August 14, 2017 by Dr Joseph Russo

Smiling emoticons in work related e-mails portray low competence, according to a new study. This was simply too good not to put up on my blog immediately. The paper, published in the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science on July 31st, also suggested such … Continue reading →

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Circles of Competence

Posted on August 13, 2017 by Dr Joseph Russo

In the professions of counseling and executive mentoring we often speak of our scope of competence. What that means is this: we know what we can do and work to expand that scope, but we also understand what we cannot … Continue reading →

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Most of us are Amateurs

Posted on August 13, 2017 by Dr Joseph Russo

Most of Us are Just Amateurs I am borrowing this from Brain Food and wanted to have it up on my Blog for posterity. I intend to use it in my work as both a counselor and executive mentor, for … Continue reading →

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