A TED-like talk about my meditation research can be found here.

​My popular press writing has appeared in the New York Times, Harvard Business Review (twice), The Washington Post, Forbes, Forbes India, ASQ Blog, ​Observador, and South China Morning Post.

​You can read summary articles about my academic articles on INSEAD Knowledge.

I have done television interviews on the CBS Morning News, BBC Newsday, KCPQ-13 FOX, and Scripps.

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Media coverage for Hafenbrack, A. C., Kinias, Z., & Barsade, S. G. (2014). Debiasing the Mind Through Meditation: Mindfulness and the Sunk-Cost Bias. Psychological Science, 25: 369-376.

• 938LIVE A Mediacorp Station (Singapore), Body and Soul with Daniel Martin: Healthwise FAQ
• Boston.com, Mindfulness meditation benefits more than the mind
• BPS Research Digest (UK), Just fifteen minutes of mindfulness meditation can improve your decision making
• Businessweek, Meditation makes people feel better. Can it help you work smarter too?
• Canada.com/Montreal Gazette/Vancouver Sun, Meditation can help you cut your losses, researchers find
• Dong-A Business Review (South Korea), 마음 챙김 명상을 통해 매몰비용의 압박에서 벗어나자
• Época (Brazil), Meditar para produzir
• El País (Spain), Cuatro gestos para ser feliz, según los últimos hallazgos en neurociencia
• The Financial Times, Mindfulness at work is not quite what it’s cracked up to be
• Forbes.com, Meditate for more profitable decisions, How meditation can make you a better leader
• Freakonomics, Meditating on those sunk costs
• Global Times/Huanqiu/Cai Jing/163.com (China), 最新研究表明冥想有助商人作出更精明商业决策
• Greater Good Magazine, Can Mindfulness Improve Decision Making?
• Harvard Business Review, A little meditating helps you make better business decisions, 4 Steps to Having More "Aha" Moments
• Healthcare Finance News, Letting go of the balance sheet
• Le Huffington Post (France), La méditation pourrait aider les patrons à prendre de meilleures décisions; Méditation au travail
• The Huffington Post, Mindfulness and loss: The past is just the past, The one thing you can do to help you make better, more rational decisions, Does short term meditation work? Here's what new research found
• Inc, Easy way to higher profits: Meditation, Why you should meditate your way to better decisions, How to make smarter decisions in just 15 minutes a day, 7 Scientific Ways to Become Smarter
• Knowledge @ Wharton, Making a big (or small) decision? How meditation can help
• The Irish Times, ​Mindfulness at work is not quite what it’s cracked up to be
• Le Monde (France), A méditer, Les effets positifs de la méditation au travail ne font que contrebalancer ses effets négatifs
• The New Indian Express/Jagran Post (India), For smarter life, go for mindfulness meditation
• The New York Times, The mindfulness backlash, Can we end the meditation madness?
• Personnel Today, Building the business case for evidence-based mindfulness
• PsychCentral, Improving decision-making skills with mindfulness meditation
• Psychology Today, Mindfulness meditation can help you make smarter decisions, Does short term meditation work?, Can you meditate your way to smarter business decisions?
• PsyPost, Mindfulness meditation may improve decision making
• Science Daily, Mindfulness meditation may improve decision-making, new study suggests
• Spirituality & Health, Mindful Decision-Making
• La Stampa (Italy), La Mindfulness aiuta a fare scelte più intelligenti
• ThriveGlobal.com, Three Ways to Prevent Stress and Create a Mentally Safe Workplace this RUOK Day
• UOL Economia (Brazil), Meditação ajuda a tomar decisões de negócios
• South China Morning Post (Hong Kong), Mindfulness meditation can help cut losses by focusing on present
• Wirtschaftspsychologie Aktuell (Germany), Meditieren unterbindet irrationales Denken

Media coverage for Kinias, Z., Kim, H. S., Hafenbrack, A. C., & Lee, J. J. (2014). Standing out as a signal to selfishness: Culture and devaluation of non-normative characteristics. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 124(2), 190-203.

• Education Post, Standing out: Is it selfish?
• INSEAD Knowledge, Standing out: Is it selfish?
• The Hindu, When standing out can hurt you

Media coverage for Maddux, W. W., Bivolaru, E., Hafenbrack, A. C., Tadmor, C. T., & Galinsky, A. D. (2014). Expanding opportunities by opening your mind: Multicultural engagement predicts job market success through longitudinal increases in integrative complexity. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 5(5), 608-615.

• Cultural Intelligence Center, New study reveals international travelers receive more job offers
• Forbes, Science says travel makes you smarter
• Huffington Post (Italy), Creatività, flessibilità e maggiori possibilità d'impiego: studiare o lavorare all'estero ti rende più intelligente
• IdeasForLeaders, Multicultural experience: Better performance, better job prospects
• Ilta Sanomat, ​Näillä 5 tavalla matkailu tekee sinusta paremman ihmisen – luovuus lisääntyy, saat enemmän aikaiseksi kuin muut...
• INSEAD Knowledge, The multicultural edge: Creativity, trust, and more job offers, Multicultural experiences: Making the world creative, innovative ... and flat!
• Slate France, Les séjours à l’étranger rendraient-ils immoraux?
• Time.com, Why studying or living abroad makes you smarter

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Media coverage for Schweinsberg, M., Madan, N., Vianello, M., Sommer, S. A., Jordan, J., Tierney, W., ... & Uhlmann, E. L. (2016). The pipeline project: Pre-publication independent replications of a single laboratory’s research pipeline. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 66, 55-67.

• The Atlantic, How to make Psychology studies more reliable
• FiveThirtyEight.com, Failure is moving science forward
• Retraction Watch, What if we tried to replicate papers before they're published?

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Media coverage for Lu, J. G.*, Hafenbrack, A. C.*, Eastwick, P. W., Wang, D. J., Maddux, W. W., ​& Galinsky, A. D. (2017). “Going out” of the box: Close intercultural friendships and romantic relationships spark creativity, workplace innovation, and entrepreneurship. Journal of Applied Psychology, 102(7), 1091-1108.

• Big Think, How organizations can embrace diversity to boost creativity
• Boston Globe, Maybe Hollywood needs more immigrants
• Columbia Business School Ideas and Insights, Romancing innovation
• CTV News, Friendships with people from other cultures could boost your creativity, study finds
• The Financial Times, Business school: Top MBAs for entrepreneurship
• Gulf News, Are your intercultural relationships boosting your creativity?
• i9Magazine, Relações interculturais promovem a criatividade, inovação e empreendedorism
• Jijitang, 与外国人深度恋爱竟能提升创造力?!
• Jornal Económico, Relações interculturais promovem a criatividade, inovação e empreendedorismo
• Medical Xpress, Close intercultural romantic relationships and friendships can boost creativity
• MIT Sloan, How going out can spur outside-the-box thinking
• National Public Radio, 14-4-2017, The Edge Effect (17:36)
• Pacific Standard, ​Mi amor, you brighten my world—and stimulate my creativity
• Psyciencia, Vivir en el exterior, la mejor manera de descubrir quién eres
• Scienze a Fanpage.it, Le coppie miste sono più creative: hanno una mente più aperta e ragionano fuori dagli schemi
  Stuff, ​Dating people from other cultures is a key to success, studies show
• The Sydney Morning Herald, ​Intercultural relationships a factor in entrepreneurial success, research shows
• TrainingMag.com, Innovation, Creativity, and Learning
• Tsinghua Business Review, 深度多元文化经历 激发创造力
• World Economic Forum, Why being close to someone from a different culture can improve your creativity

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Media coverage for ​Hafenbrack, A. C. (2017). Mindfulness meditation as an on-the-spot workplace intervention. Journal of Business Research, 75, 118-129.

• American Express OPEN Forum, MINDFULNESS IN MANAGEMENT: HOW MEDITATION CAN HELP SOLVE WORKPLACE PROBLEMS
• INSEAD Knowledge, Mindfulness Meditation as an On-The-Spot Workplace Intervention
• Les Echos, La méditation de pleine conscience, une pratique de l’immédiat
• Manila Standard, Meditation with alcohol

Media coverage for Hafenbrack, A. C., & Vohs, K. D. (2018) Mindfulness meditation impairs task motivation but not performance. Organizational Behavior & Human Decision Processes, 147, 1-15.

• BBC News, What you're getting wrong about mindfulness
• BBC World News, Newsday
• Benefits Canada, ​Is mindfulness in the workplace counterproductive?
• Big Think, Does mindfulness meditation actually work?
• Business Insider France, ​Faire méditer les employés est tentant pour les entreprises — mais cela comporte un risque majeur, ont constaté 2 chercheurs
• Business Punk, Warum der Mindfulness-Hype Gift für unsere Motivation ist
• Chicago Tribune, Mindfulness is not just a buzzword, it's a multibillion dollar industry. Here's the truth about the hype
• CJAD 800 Montreal, NewsTalk Radio
• Corriere della Sera, Il «lato oscuro» della meditazione: in ufficio può demotivare i lavoratori
• Diario Financiero, La prática de conciencia plena en el trabajo tal vez no sea tan útil como se piensa
• El Colombiano, JEFE, NO QUIERES QUE lOS EMPLEADOS MEDITEN
• The Financial Times, Mindfulness at work is not quite what it’s cracked up to be
• Forbes France, ​La Pratique En Entreprise De La Pleine Conscience Sur La Sellette
• Harvard Business Review France, La méditation en pleine conscience démotive
• Harvard Business Review Korea, 명상과 마음챙김은 업무 의욕을 떨어뜨린다
• Harvard Business Review Turkey, Mindfulness Motivasyonu Düşürüyor
• Inc.com, This Study Says You Shouldn't Let Your Employees Meditate. It's Totally Wrong--Here's Why
• lA iNFORMACION, No, la meditación no es tan buena en el trabajo como dicen: desmotiva
• Le Monde, ​Les effets positifs de la méditation au travail ne font que contrebalancer ses effets négatifs
• The Liberal Pulpit, "Hey boss, you don't want your employees to meditate"
• Medical News Today, Don't buy into the backlash - the science on meditation is clear
• Mindful.com, Are Meditators Unmotivated Slackers?
• The New York Times, Hey boss, you don't want your employees to meditate, Practicing Mindfulness in the Workplace: Does It Help?
• Newstalk Radio Ireland, Newstalk Breakfast
• Psychology Today, Mindfulness can be bad for you, What Science Says About the Workplace Mindfulness Revolution
• Refinery29, Meditation hilft gegen Stress, lässt dich aber deine Ziele aus den Augen verlieren
• Scripps National News (23 TV channels in US), What we know about the benefits of meditation apps as we see huge growth in app downloads
• Süddeutsche Zeitung, Zu viel Meditation raubt die Motivation
• ThriveGlobal.com, Don’t Buy into the Backlash -- the Science on Meditation Is Clear
• Today, ​Mindfulness at work is not quite what it’s cracked up to be
• Vice, A meditação não é a cura que todos gostariam que fosse
• Zeit Online, Ooomm, my god!

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Media coverage for Hafenbrack, A.C.*, Cameron, L. D.*, Spreitzer, G. M., Zhang, C., Noval, L. J., & Shaffakat, S. (2020). Helping people by being in the present: Mindfulness increases prosocial behavior, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes.

• AACSB BizEd, ​More Benefits from Mindfulness
• Associaition of MBAs, Mindfulness can make you a nicer person
• Changeboard, Perspectives: Why seven minutes of mindfulness a day can make you a better colleague
• The Daily Pennsylvanian, ​Seven minutes of mindfulness a day can improve mental health, Wharton study finds
• Forbes, To The Boardroom: Three Tips On How Women Can Lead With Success
  
• Foster School of Business Research Briefs, ​Mindfulness meditation makes us more generous, helpful and compassionate​
• Harvard Business Review, ​Research: When Mindfulness Does — and Doesn’t — Help at Work
• Imperial Business Knowledge, Seven minutes of mindfulness makes you a better colleague
• Inc.com, New Wharton Study: 7 Minutes a Day of Meditation Is Enough to Stop People From Behaving Like Jerks
• InfoSocialRH (France), La méditation est un outil de développement social qui bénéficie aux organisations 
• INSEAD Knowledge, How a Few Minutes of Meditation Makes You a Nicer Co-Worker
• Knowledge @ Wharton, Mindfulness at Work: A Little Bit Goes a Long Way
• Les Echos, Pourquoi les entreprises devraient offrir des cours de méditation à tous leurs salariés
• MedicalXpress, Mindfulness at work: A little bit goes a long way
• Michigan Ross Faculty News, Mindfulness at Work Increases Generosity 
• Qrius, Mindfulness at Work, It Works
• World Economic Forum,  These are the benefits of practicing mindfulness in the office
• Vice, 'Mindfulness' Isn't the Answer to Our Completely Hellish Workplaces
• Yoga Journal, Is Corporate Mindfulness Training Just Zen Washing?

Media coverage for Hafenbrack, A. C., LaPalme, M. L., & Solal, I. (2022). Mindfulness Meditation Reduces Guilt and Prosocial Reparation. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.

• Actualité Houssenia Writing (France), La méditation de pleine conscience peut réduire la culpabilité, entraînant des conséquences sociales négatives involontaires, selon une étude
• ANI, Mindfulness meditation reduces guilt, leading to unintended negative social consequences, reveals study
• Arena4G (Portugal),  A meditação da atenção plena pode reduzir sentimentos de culpa e levar a consequências sociais negativas não intencionais
• BBC Brasil, O sentimento negativo que pode emergir da meditação mindfulness
• BBC Worklife, How mindfulness can make you a darker person
• BBC Vietnam, Thiền định chánh niệm có thể khiến con người xấu tính đi?
• Bkanbing (China), 正念冥想可以减少内疚感，这种负罪感会导致意想不到的负面社会后果
• Business A.M., Meditating away a guilty conscience
• The Daily Mail, HEALTH NOTES: Calm... and self-centred ​
• The Daily Meditation, ​Study Recommends Metta Meditation For Guilt 
• Darik News, Mindfulness meditation can reduce guilt, which can lead to unintended negative social consequences
• DevDiscourse, Mindfulness meditation reduces guilt, leading to unintended negative social consequences, reveals study
• Espanol News (Spain), La meditación de atención plena puede reducir la culpa, lo que lleva a consecuencias sociales negativas no deseadas, según un estudio
• Forbes, Research exposes a shortcoming of mindfulness meditation
• Forbes India, Meditating away a guilty conscience
• Foster School of Business Research Briefs, Got guilt? Mindfulness meditation can ease a remorseful conscience—at the cost of making amends
• Four Seasons Hotels Magazine (print format), On Reflection
• The Free Press Journal, Mindfulness meditation reduces guilt, leading to unintended negative social consequences, reveals study
• Futurity, SECULAR MINDFULNESS EASES GUILT, BUT IS THAT GOOD?
• Gamingsym (Germany), ​Achtsamkeitsmeditation kann Schuldgefühle reduzieren, was zu unbeabsichtigten negativen sozialen Folgen führt, findet eine Studie
• Greater Good Magazine, Does Mindfulness Get in the Way of Making Amends?
• The Guardian, Beyond beliefs: does religious faith lead to a happier, healthier life?
• Harvard Business Review, ​Research: When Mindfulness Does — and Doesn’t — Help at Work
• INSEAD Knowledge, Meditating away a guilty conscience
• Kudos, Mindfulness meditation reduces guilt and prosocial reparation
• LatestLY, Mindfulness Meditation Reduces Guilt, Leading to Unintended Negative Social Consequences, Reveals Study
• Loss Fat, Meditating away a guilty conscience, Mindfulness meditation can reduce guilt, leading to unintended negative social consequences
• MedIndia, Guilt can be Overcome by Mindfulness Meditation
• The Medium, CAN PRACTICING MINDFULNESS CRIPPLE YOUR RELATIONSHIPS AND MORALS?
• MedicalXpress, ​Mindfulness meditation can reduce guilt, leading to unintended negative social consequences
• Mindful Leader, 4 Reasons We Need More Critics of Mindfulness
• Mirage News, Mindfulness meditation can reduce guilt, leading to unintended negative social consequences
• Nerdswire, Weltliche achtsamkeit lindert schuldgefühle, aber ist das gut? La consapevolezza mondana allevia i sensi di colpa, ma è che buono? A világi éberség enyhíti a bűntudat érzését, de ez jó?
• New Kerala, Mindfulness meditation reduces guilt, leading to unintended negative social consequences, reveals study
• News AZI, Mindfulness Meditation Can Reduce Guilt, Leading To Unintended Negative Social Consequences, Study Finds
• News7h, Sin Can be Overcome With Mindfulness Meditation
• Newstalk Radio Ireland, The downside of mindfulness
• Newswise, Mindfulness Meditation Can Reduce Guilt, Leading to Unintended Negative Social Consequences
• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Andrew C. Hafenbrack: The moral danger of mindfulness
• Radio Opole (Poland), Praktykowanie mindfulness niekoniecznie czyni lepszym człowiekiem - twierdzą naukowcy
• Realtime India, Guilt can be Overcome by Mindfulness Meditation
• The Royal Gazette, An unintended consequence of mindfulness
• Science Daily,  Mindfulness meditation can reduce guilt, leading to unintended negative social consequences, study finds
• Seattle Met, Is Mindfulness Always Such a Good Thing?
• The Swaddle, How Mindfulness Meditation Can Make Us Less Generous
• TAB UOL, Pesquisadores alertam para o perigo de surtos causados pelo mindfulness
• TechiAI, Mindfulness Meditation Can Reduce Guilt, Leading To Unintended Negative Social Consequences, Study Finds
• TherapyTips.org, ​Beware Of This Unforeseen Consequence Of Mindfulness Meditation
• UW News, Mindfulness meditation can reduce guilt, leading to unintended negative social consequences
• Verve Times, Mindfulness Meditation Can Reduce Guilt, Leading To Unintended Negative Social Consequences, Study Finds
• Vijesti (Bosnia & Herzegovina),  Meditacija svjesnosti može smanjiti osjećaj krivice, što dovodi do nenamjernih negativnih društvenih posljedica, otkriva studija
• Washington Latest, Mindfulness meditation can reduce guilt, leading to unintended negative social consequences, study finds
• ​Washington Post, An unintended consequence of mindfulness

(* denotes equal contribution)

https://hbr.org/2022/12/research-when-mindfulness-does-and-doesnt-help-at-work

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