PROFILE

Michael Blanding

Michael Blanding is an investigative journalist and best-selling author of The Map Thief and In Shakespeare’s Shadow (previously published as North by Shakespeare, Hachette Books, 2021).

The “Nice Bias” That Middle-Aged Women Face at Work

By Michael Blanding | November 4, 2022

Even as they achieve more on the job, middle-aged women can be held back by a perceived lack of “niceness,” new research finds.

How Gratitude Changes You and Your Brain

Free and online: Join us Thursday, Nov. 21, from 10:30–11:30 a.m. PT for a special conversation on the benefits of gratitude, along with practical techniques for people, and practitioners, to easily incorporate it into day-to-day life.

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Are You the A*Hole?

Worried that you might be wrong in that argument you're having? Intellectual humility can help.
How to Practice Gratitude When You’re Not Feeling Grateful (Encore)

One way to feel more thankful for things is to imagine life without them. Our guest tries a practice for seeing the bright side, even when you feel down.