Fox Business 8 ways a smartphone is a shopper’s BFF Even if you don’t feel like downloading a bunch of apps, your phone’s browser can be a handy shopping tool, says Bruce Clark, associate professor of marketing and Frank Murphy Family Fellow at Northeastern University in Boston. “Found some good research sites? Leave those tabs open on your browser so that you can easily access […]
Buzzfeed 7 life-affirming things grateful people do But it’s not just your friends who will reap the benefits of your gratitude. This 2006 study by Monica Y. Bartlett and David DeSteno at Northeastern University shows that the compassion inspired by gratitude reaches outside a person’s social circle, extending to strangers. “If you’re feeling gratitude, you’re more likely not only to help a […]
Gratitude Is About the Future, Not the Past When life’s got you down, gratitude can seem like a chore. Sure, you’ll go through the motions and say the right things — you’ll thank people for help they’ve provided or try to muster a sense of thanks that things aren’t worse. But you might not truly feel grateful in your heart. It can be […]
UPI People have more empathy for puppies, dogs than adult humans People have more empathy for puppies, full grown dogs and human children who are battered than they do for battered adult humans, U.S. researchers say. Study co-authors Jack Levin and Arnold Arluke, professors at Northeastern University, questioned 240 men and women, most of whom were white and ages 18-25, at a large northeastern university. Participants […]
U.S. News & World Report Can I Afford to Quit My Job? As the mother of an 18-month old son and full-time marketing consultant, Chrisanne Sternal, 36, says she’s constantly asking herself, “Who are you going to let down today?” Between setting up doctor’s appointments and juggling her own clients, Sternal feels like there’s never enough time. That’s why she’s considering quitting her job to become a […]