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Starting a habit, listening to another person, turning experience into better judgment. Explore 67 academic publications in eight fields through questions from everyday work.
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Starting actions & habits
Research on how cues to begin, specific plans, recurring situations and progress monitoring relate to action.
Read the research →02 8 studiesLearning from experience
Research on the conditions for reviewing the results of actions and other people's responses, and using advice and experience in subsequent work.
Read the research →03 8 studiesChoice & motivation
Research on acting on one's own judgment, considering the meaning of work, room for choice, a sense of capability and support from others.
Read the research →04 12 studiesDialogue & shared understanding
Research on not only what is said, but also the back-and-forth of checking understanding, ways of listening and relationships that allow people to speak.
Read the research →05 8 studiesVoice, advice & collaboration
Research on conditions that allow people to raise difficulties and different views, contribute necessary information and learn together.
Read the research →06 7 studiesAttention & organizing information
Research on how switching tasks, unfinished work, checking email and external cues relate to attention and subsequent action.
Read the research →07 8 studiesEmotion & conflict
Research on interpreting and expressing emotions and handling differences of opinion. It also examines the difference between suppressing emotions and reconsidering a situation to choose a response.
Read the research →08 8 studiesJudgment, meaning & creativity
Research on understanding events, reconsidering assumptions and choosing among possibilities. It combines theoretical accounts with findings examined in experiments and field settings.
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