Does the prospect of a pleasurable event get you charged up? Do you feel a stronger sense of purpose with a number of activities on the horizon? If so, you are not alone. One of the most powerful and ...

Baking cookies, drinking mulled wine, or listening to Christmas music - all these things enhance our anticipation of Christmas. But why does Christmas keep bringing a smile to most of our faces? We're ...

As Wayne Gretzky famously said, "I skate to where the puck is going, not where it has been." In essence, the Great One was tapping into the power of cognitive anticipation, a fundamental advantage ...

Anticipation, as Carly Simon sang way back when, can break your heart while you wait for that call (or text) from that special someone. If he or she is slower than you’d like, it can make you a little ...