It’s something we do in all sorts of social and professional scenarios. What exactly should I make of this person? What are their talents, their prospects? What is their likely long term potential? HR professionals, but also everyday professionals, often
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Using Wearables to Address Depression and Anxiety
Years ago there was talk of developing a mouse that would use sensors imbedded in the plastic to monitor our emotional state while we work, which would then make suggestions as to how to improve performance. While the prototype was
The Online Approach to Legal Advice
Founded in the UK and now expanding into the US, Lawhive acquires solo practitioners and small firms that can retain their professional identity and legal independence while gaining access to shared infrastructure, capital investment and technology designed to standardize
Social Media is Manipulating Your Mood
A US teenager, 16-year-old Chase Nasca, spent the last few months of his life consuming TikTok content that promoted or normalized self harm and suicide. Then he committed suicide.
While many of the videos he watched did not violate TikTok’s
Who’s Best at Nuanced Reasoning?
As the title of the article states, “AI Outperforms Law Professors in Stanford Law Study.” And how was that?
Sixteen law professors from highly regarded law schools were asked to evaluate 3000 answers to 40 reasonably complex contract questions. And
When Trust Bites
Did you hear the one about the Netflix exec who was fired from his million-dollar job after participating in a trust exercise at a company retreat?
Seems like there should be a joke in there somewhere, but that’s not how
Dispatches from the 10th Annual Congress on Emotional Intelligence
Muir has just returned from attending the 10th Annual Congress on Emotional Intelligence held in New Haven, CT by The International Society of Emotional Intelligence (TISEI) and the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence.
In a quick highlights review, here are
Muir to Present MyLawCLE Class on “Emotional Intelligence in Negotiation, Litigation, and Leadership” with Free Access
At 1pm EDT on Friday, July 17, 2026, Muir will make a live presentation on “Emotional Intelligence in Negotiation, Litigation, and Leadership” for MyLawCLE. A related presentation on ethics follows. You can have free access to Muir’s talk by
Annual South Dakota State Bar Association Convention
Ronda Muir gave a presentation entitled Beyond Words: Communication in the 21st Century on Thursday afternoon, June 25th, at the Annual South Dakota State Bar Association convention held in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Kudos to the organizers, fellow presenters and
Muir’s Presentation at the Annual South Dakota State Bar Association Convention
On Thursday, June 25th, Ronda Muir presented Beyond Words: Communication in the 21st Century for the Annual South Dakota State Bar Association Convention. Fellow presenter Mary Beth Beasley also spoke that afternoon on legal writing. See the upcoming blog entry