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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.

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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