A man, when he wishes, is the master of his fate.Jose Ferrer While oil continues to drop, there is one sector connected to the oil market that is doing rather well.  It is the oil tanker sector, and while oil is trading at 11-year lows, many stocks in this sector are already posting double digits gains over the past 12 months.   This sector looks appealing both from the Contrarian and Mass psychology perspective for the following reasons 1)       The masses are ignoring it; in fact, one could state that most of them dislike this sector.  The best time to get into a >>>

Access to work emails outside of working hours has been described as a ‘toxic’ source of stress for employees, according to a recent report from the Future Work Centre.Research shows that for conscientious staff, checking emails away from the office is linked to higher levels of stress and pressure. Although personality types can often affect the degree to which the pressure is felt, businesses and organisations are being urged to put policies into place to stop employees letting work anxieties overspill into home life. Titled ‘You’ve got mail!’, the report surveyed 2,000 people across >>>

Stanford Report, January 7, 2016 Stanford psychologists found that rejection's impact lingers as "heavy baggage" when people who tend to see personality as fixed respond to the rejection by questioning their true self. By Clifton B. Parker Martin Novak/Shutterstock Stanford psychologists say rejection, particularly by a romantic partner, can pose a potent threat to the self. People carry a heavier burden from rejection when they view it as revealing something about "who they really are" as a person, new Stanford research shows. The research, published in the >>>

Men are not only getting away with a higher salary in job fields dominated by women, but they also have lower stress levels. A recent study presented at the British Psychological Society's Division of Occupational Psychology annual conference in Nottingham, UK, suggests men who work in female-dominated industries care more about social aspects of their career, like friendships and flexible working hours, than they do financial rewards. "It is often assumed that men value careers with regular opportunities for promotion; however our study demonstrates that this isn't always the case," Dr. >>>

“I’ll charge you four hundred for this…” is what a friend told me on New Year’s day when I came over his apartment to hang out and when he started asking others if they’re interested in purchasing his photo prints. Some of them were nice, but honestly I understand pricing much better than he does. I wouldn’t pay him that price for an image considering many factors, one being that I’m a friend and I know that photography isn’t his dedicated living. I generally give friends of mine the “Friend rate” too. But in front of me was a buddy of mine with a problem that many photographers >>>

Vibrant and charismatic with a spring in his step, known to be a humble and modest soul. Paul Bushell is a well-known figure in the community and a psychologist by profession. We were able to interact with him and reverse the roles, as we had the chance to ask the clichèd “how does that make you feel?” With a very active lifestyle, where he juggles family life and a booming professional career, also working closely with Khulisa and organising events in between, Mr Bushell never misses the opportunity to seize the moment. Born in 1985 at the Newcastle Provincial Hospital, Mr Bushell was >>>

Rupert Cornford, the features editor at North West Business Insider, is to change career to take up a new role at Carter Corson, the business psychology consultancy. Cornford, who will this year complete an Open University degree in psychology, has been appointed head of business at the Wilmslow-based firm, a role which will cover business development, marketing and psychology consultancy. He will leave Insider Media in March having originally joined the business title in 2007. He previously spent two years in Dubai working on trade title Construction Week and had spells at the Press Association >>>

First Posted: 12:32 am - January 7th, 2016 Journal-Courier staff <!-- Email--> <!-- Print--> QR Favorite Jacksonville native Sarah Buck, associate professor of health, physical education and recreation at Chicago State University, will receive the 2015 Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology Excellence in Reviewing award during the conference of the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity in June in Montreal. The award includes a plaque and a $250 >>>

SALISBURY, Md. - The poweball jackpot is over $500 Million.  The chances to win it? 1 in 292 million.  You have a better chance of being crushed by a meteorite.  So why do so many people play? Some say just for the chance - the $2 it costs for a ticket just a small price for the chance at a better life.  But with the odds forever against the players, it is a business after all, there is obviously more to it.  Dr. Leslie Donnelly says part of playing is fantasizing about what you would do if you win.  It's about buying hopes >>>

“To do that, they have to be able to be exposed to these words, and why they are that way, in a classroom,” he said.