Louis Tay
@louistay.bsky.social
Psychology Professor. Founder of www.expiwell.com
Did you know that there are "resignation agencies" in Japan that help employees quit their jobs?
They call your employer, submit your notice, and handle the administrative fallout. All so you never have to face your boss.
youtu.be/0_mY72VUGOI?...
They call your employer, submit your notice, and handle the administrative fallout. All so you never have to face your boss.
youtu.be/0_mY72VUGOI?...
Inside A Japanese 'Resignation Agency': Why Japan's Workers Need Help Quitting Their Jobs
Too scared or anxious to quit your job? In Japan, you can hire a ‘resignation agent’ to quit on your behalf for 22,000 yen or US$147.
Why is it so difficult for Japanese workers to resign? What is…
youtu.be
January 23, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Did you know that there are "resignation agencies" in Japan that help employees quit their jobs?
They call your employer, submit your notice, and handle the administrative fallout. All so you never have to face your boss.
youtu.be/0_mY72VUGOI?...
They call your employer, submit your notice, and handle the administrative fallout. All so you never have to face your boss.
youtu.be/0_mY72VUGOI?...
#Character is distinct from personality. And that distinction creates unique challenges when we try to assess it with #AI.
In our new chapter on positive trait assessment, Gloria Liou, Andy Jiang, and I explore what makes measuring virtues and strengths tricky - especially using #ML #assessment
In our new chapter on positive trait assessment, Gloria Liou, Andy Jiang, and I explore what makes measuring virtues and strengths tricky - especially using #ML #assessment
January 22, 2026 at 2:02 PM
#Character is distinct from personality. And that distinction creates unique challenges when we try to assess it with #AI.
In our new chapter on positive trait assessment, Gloria Liou, Andy Jiang, and I explore what makes measuring virtues and strengths tricky - especially using #ML #assessment
In our new chapter on positive trait assessment, Gloria Liou, Andy Jiang, and I explore what makes measuring virtues and strengths tricky - especially using #ML #assessment
AI can write your paper faster and better. But it can't increase your publishing chances. It may even worsen it.
New Science research shows that scientists using LLMs produce 36-60% more manuscripts! But for AI-assisted papers, sophisticated writing now predicts lower publication rates.
New Science research shows that scientists using LLMs produce 36-60% more manuscripts! But for AI-assisted papers, sophisticated writing now predicts lower publication rates.
January 21, 2026 at 11:57 AM
AI can write your paper faster and better. But it can't increase your publishing chances. It may even worsen it.
New Science research shows that scientists using LLMs produce 36-60% more manuscripts! But for AI-assisted papers, sophisticated writing now predicts lower publication rates.
New Science research shows that scientists using LLMs produce 36-60% more manuscripts! But for AI-assisted papers, sophisticated writing now predicts lower publication rates.
A nationally representative survey by the College of Public Health at George Mason University found that ~50% respondents use #AI to help with stress, anxiety, and mental health!
And a surprisingly large number of respondents are confident that AI can provide safe mental health guidance.
And a surprisingly large number of respondents are confident that AI can provide safe mental health guidance.
New survey explores the promise and peril of using AI for managing stress, anxiety, and other mental health needs
More than 80% of 25-34-year-olds and more than 50% of respondents across all age groups already use AI for mental health care.
publichealth.gmu.edu
January 20, 2026 at 1:30 PM
A nationally representative survey by the College of Public Health at George Mason University found that ~50% respondents use #AI to help with stress, anxiety, and mental health!
And a surprisingly large number of respondents are confident that AI can provide safe mental health guidance.
And a surprisingly large number of respondents are confident that AI can provide safe mental health guidance.
In a recent conversation with organizational leaders, several mentioned using AI to help rewrite emails: not to change the message, but to get the emotional tone right.
Especially when there are frustrations, AI can soften language, reduce friction, and sound more constructive.
Especially when there are frustrations, AI can soften language, reduce friction, and sound more constructive.
January 19, 2026 at 1:01 PM
In a recent conversation with organizational leaders, several mentioned using AI to help rewrite emails: not to change the message, but to get the emotional tone right.
Especially when there are frustrations, AI can soften language, reduce friction, and sound more constructive.
Especially when there are frustrations, AI can soften language, reduce friction, and sound more constructive.
Ok - I'll admit it here. I said "6-7" in a research talk. I think I killed it.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
‘Six-Seven’ Is Six Feet Under
Grown-ups killed it.
www.theatlantic.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Ok - I'll admit it here. I said "6-7" in a research talk. I think I killed it.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
AI at work is growing - but not evenly.
New Gallup data in Q3 2025:
🔹 45% of U.S. employees now use AI at work at least a few times a year (up from 40% in Q2)
🔹But daily use? Still just 10%
🔹76% of tech workers use AI vs. 33% in retail and 37% in healthcare
New Gallup data in Q3 2025:
🔹 45% of U.S. employees now use AI at work at least a few times a year (up from 40% in Q2)
🔹But daily use? Still just 10%
🔹76% of tech workers use AI vs. 33% in retail and 37% in healthcare
AI Use at Work Rises
New Gallup data show a continued rise in AI adoption rates across the U.S. workforce from Q2 to Q3 2025.
www.gallup.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:05 PM
AI at work is growing - but not evenly.
New Gallup data in Q3 2025:
🔹 45% of U.S. employees now use AI at work at least a few times a year (up from 40% in Q2)
🔹But daily use? Still just 10%
🔹76% of tech workers use AI vs. 33% in retail and 37% in healthcare
New Gallup data in Q3 2025:
🔹 45% of U.S. employees now use AI at work at least a few times a year (up from 40% in Q2)
🔹But daily use? Still just 10%
🔹76% of tech workers use AI vs. 33% in retail and 37% in healthcare
For decades, personnel selection research has focused on optimizing job performance.
But a new paper in IJSA by König et al. argues that well-being should be an explicit criterion in hiring, and not just performance.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
But a new paper in IJSA by König et al. argues that well-being should be an explicit criterion in hiring, and not just performance.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
January 14, 2026 at 1:01 PM
For decades, personnel selection research has focused on optimizing job performance.
But a new paper in IJSA by König et al. argues that well-being should be an explicit criterion in hiring, and not just performance.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
But a new paper in IJSA by König et al. argues that well-being should be an explicit criterion in hiring, and not just performance.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
1/ Know a brilliant researcher outside Canada who's dreamed of building something transformational there?
Canada just launched the Impact+ Research Chairs - a one-time $1B investment to bring 100 world-leading researchers to Canadian institutions.
Canada just launched the Impact+ Research Chairs - a one-time $1B investment to bring 100 world-leading researchers to Canadian institutions.
Canada Impact+ Research Chairs - Associate Professor/Professor
Canada Impact+ Research Chairs - Associate Professor/Professor
jobs.utoronto.ca
January 12, 2026 at 5:03 PM
1/ Know a brilliant researcher outside Canada who's dreamed of building something transformational there?
Canada just launched the Impact+ Research Chairs - a one-time $1B investment to bring 100 world-leading researchers to Canadian institutions.
Canada just launched the Impact+ Research Chairs - a one-time $1B investment to bring 100 world-leading researchers to Canadian institutions.
1/ Remember the Tiger Woods vs. Roger Federer from "Range" by @DavidEpstein? Early specialization vs. sampling many activities?
New paper in #Science by my @PurdueUniversity colleague @BrookeMacnamara, Güllich, Barth & @ZachHambrick provides empirical proof. 🧵
New paper in #Science by my @PurdueUniversity colleague @BrookeMacnamara, Güllich, Barth & @ZachHambrick provides empirical proof. 🧵
January 9, 2026 at 5:01 PM
1/ Remember the Tiger Woods vs. Roger Federer from "Range" by @DavidEpstein? Early specialization vs. sampling many activities?
New paper in #Science by my @PurdueUniversity colleague @BrookeMacnamara, Güllich, Barth & @ZachHambrick provides empirical proof. 🧵
New paper in #Science by my @PurdueUniversity colleague @BrookeMacnamara, Güllich, Barth & @ZachHambrick provides empirical proof. 🧵
This YouTube ad stopped me mid-scroll.
"𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 - 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐟 𝐬𝐡𝐞'𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥."
As someone who researches #AI and #human flourishing, I find myself less concerned about whether people will form emotional bonds with AI. Because the fact is - they will!
"𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 - 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐟 𝐬𝐡𝐞'𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥."
As someone who researches #AI and #human flourishing, I find myself less concerned about whether people will form emotional bonds with AI. Because the fact is - they will!
January 6, 2026 at 4:02 PM
I didn’t “grow up” in academia using #AI to #write. Because there was no option but to write it yourself.
But increasingly, I worry that younger scholars who lean on AI to write are significantly limiting themselves in subtle ways.
#AI #scholarship #writing #development #selfimprovement
But increasingly, I worry that younger scholars who lean on AI to write are significantly limiting themselves in subtle ways.
#AI #scholarship #writing #development #selfimprovement
December 29, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I didn’t “grow up” in academia using #AI to #write. Because there was no option but to write it yourself.
But increasingly, I worry that younger scholars who lean on AI to write are significantly limiting themselves in subtle ways.
#AI #scholarship #writing #development #selfimprovement
But increasingly, I worry that younger scholars who lean on AI to write are significantly limiting themselves in subtle ways.
#AI #scholarship #writing #development #selfimprovement
Multiple traditions in the study of work converge on a shared insight: #wellbeing is central to effective and sustainable organizations.
#optimalfunctioning #performance #organizations #work
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#optimalfunctioning #performance #organizations #work
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Well-being: the Ultimate Criterion for Organizational Sciences - Journal of Business and Psychology
For too long, organizational science has implicitly or explicitly endorsed job performance as the ultimate criterion (or the bottom line for organizational performance). We propose that a broader…
link.springer.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Multiple traditions in the study of work converge on a shared insight: #wellbeing is central to effective and sustainable organizations.
#optimalfunctioning #performance #organizations #work
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#optimalfunctioning #performance #organizations #work
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮.
YES - offer honest and difficult feedback to help them grow.
BUT - always make time and space to recognize and affirm their efforts. Notice the small efforts, not just the outcomes.
#mentorship #phd
YES - offer honest and difficult feedback to help them grow.
BUT - always make time and space to recognize and affirm their efforts. Notice the small efforts, not just the outcomes.
#mentorship #phd
December 15, 2025 at 2:42 PM
𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮.
YES - offer honest and difficult feedback to help them grow.
BUT - always make time and space to recognize and affirm their efforts. Notice the small efforts, not just the outcomes.
#mentorship #phd
YES - offer honest and difficult feedback to help them grow.
BUT - always make time and space to recognize and affirm their efforts. Notice the small efforts, not just the outcomes.
#mentorship #phd
This PNAS piece, led by Peggy Kern, has been inspiring me ever since it first came out. It examines the use of social media data to predict personality traits and values, matching people with occupations.
www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...
#vocationalinterests #AI #ML #psychology #IO
www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...
#vocationalinterests #AI #ML #psychology #IO
Social media-predicted personality traits and values can help match people to their ideal jobs | PNAS
Work is thought to be more enjoyable and beneficial to individuals and society when there is congruence between one’s personality and one’s occupat...
www.pnas.org
December 10, 2025 at 5:05 PM
This PNAS piece, led by Peggy Kern, has been inspiring me ever since it first came out. It examines the use of social media data to predict personality traits and values, matching people with occupations.
www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...
#vocationalinterests #AI #ML #psychology #IO
www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...
#vocationalinterests #AI #ML #psychology #IO
John Maxwell: "One of the greatest values of mentors is the ability to see ahead what others cannot see and to help them navigate a course to their destination."
This quote is both inspiring and challenging for me in my role as a mentor.
#mentorship #professor #phd #students #postdoc #academia
This quote is both inspiring and challenging for me in my role as a mentor.
#mentorship #professor #phd #students #postdoc #academia
December 8, 2025 at 5:04 PM
John Maxwell: "One of the greatest values of mentors is the ability to see ahead what others cannot see and to help them navigate a course to their destination."
This quote is both inspiring and challenging for me in my role as a mentor.
#mentorship #professor #phd #students #postdoc #academia
This quote is both inspiring and challenging for me in my role as a mentor.
#mentorship #professor #phd #students #postdoc #academia
One of the reasons I fell in love with psychology is #measurement.
Yes - the science of putting numbers on abstract human phenomena like skills, personality, and abilities. And yes - I confess I'm a big nerd.
Yes - the science of putting numbers on abstract human phenomena like skills, personality, and abilities. And yes - I confess I'm a big nerd.
December 3, 2025 at 5:05 PM
One of the reasons I fell in love with psychology is #measurement.
Yes - the science of putting numbers on abstract human phenomena like skills, personality, and abilities. And yes - I confess I'm a big nerd.
Yes - the science of putting numbers on abstract human phenomena like skills, personality, and abilities. And yes - I confess I'm a big nerd.
Excited to share a new publication led by Daphne (Xin) Hou while she was a doctoral student here at Purdue University!
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...?
#VocationalInterests #Motivation #profiles #LPA
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...?
#VocationalInterests #Motivation #profiles #LPA
www.sciencedirect.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Excited to share a new publication led by Daphne (Xin) Hou while she was a doctoral student here at Purdue University!
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...?
#VocationalInterests #Motivation #profiles #LPA
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...?
#VocationalInterests #Motivation #profiles #LPA
As we juggle multiple roles in life, many of us chase #efficiency - trying hard to do more in less time.
But efficiency can easily become a trap: we optimize not to live better, but to work more.
#Efficiency #PurposefulProductivity #WorkSmarter #CreativeRest #HealthyHabits
But efficiency can easily become a trap: we optimize not to live better, but to work more.
#Efficiency #PurposefulProductivity #WorkSmarter #CreativeRest #HealthyHabits
November 24, 2025 at 4:59 PM
As we juggle multiple roles in life, many of us chase #efficiency - trying hard to do more in less time.
But efficiency can easily become a trap: we optimize not to live better, but to work more.
#Efficiency #PurposefulProductivity #WorkSmarter #CreativeRest #HealthyHabits
But efficiency can easily become a trap: we optimize not to live better, but to work more.
#Efficiency #PurposefulProductivity #WorkSmarter #CreativeRest #HealthyHabits
Our Purdue #IO program is looking for a full-time #Lecturer to join our team!
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If you or someone you know might be a great fit, please take a look or help spread the word!
#pleaseshare #IOpsych #lecturer #academia #academicjob
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If you or someone you know might be a great fit, please take a look or help spread the word!
#pleaseshare #IOpsych #lecturer #academia #academicjob
November 20, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Our Purdue #IO program is looking for a full-time #Lecturer to join our team!
lnkd.in/ga_BSJW6
If you or someone you know might be a great fit, please take a look or help spread the word!
#pleaseshare #IOpsych #lecturer #academia #academicjob
lnkd.in/ga_BSJW6
If you or someone you know might be a great fit, please take a look or help spread the word!
#pleaseshare #IOpsych #lecturer #academia #academicjob
Organizational research reminds us that helping only works when people feel safe accepting help. Many employees hesitate to ask for help because they worry about looking less competent, owing something in return, or not trusting the helper.
psycnet.apa.org/record/2018-...
#IO #psychology #help
psycnet.apa.org/record/2018-...
#IO #psychology #help
November 19, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Organizational research reminds us that helping only works when people feel safe accepting help. Many employees hesitate to ask for help because they worry about looking less competent, owing something in return, or not trusting the helper.
psycnet.apa.org/record/2018-...
#IO #psychology #help
psycnet.apa.org/record/2018-...
#IO #psychology #help
I keep seeing articles predicting that AI will give us a 2–3 day workweek. Bill Gates recently suggested this could be possible within 10 years.
But I don’t think that’s where we’re headed.
#work #AI #futureofwork #robots #IOpsych
fortune.com/2025/03/27/b...
But I don’t think that’s where we’re headed.
#work #AI #futureofwork #robots #IOpsych
fortune.com/2025/03/27/b...
Billionaire Bill Gates says a 2-day work week is coming in just 10 years, thanks to AI replacing humans ‘for most things’ | Fortune
Say hello to a 5-day weekend, according to Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates
fortune.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I keep seeing articles predicting that AI will give us a 2–3 day workweek. Bill Gates recently suggested this could be possible within 10 years.
But I don’t think that’s where we’re headed.
#work #AI #futureofwork #robots #IOpsych
fortune.com/2025/03/27/b...
But I don’t think that’s where we’re headed.
#work #AI #futureofwork #robots #IOpsych
fortune.com/2025/03/27/b...
📣 Call for Papers 🌟 Special Issue on AI Conversational Agents & Human Flourishing!
www.apa.org/pubs/journal...
We welcome papers on this topic and encourage sharing within your networks. Happy to chat if you're considering a submission! 🙂 #pleaseshare #AI #HumanFlourishing
www.apa.org/pubs/journal...
We welcome papers on this topic and encourage sharing within your networks. Happy to chat if you're considering a submission! 🙂 #pleaseshare #AI #HumanFlourishing
www.apa.org
November 14, 2025 at 5:01 PM
📣 Call for Papers 🌟 Special Issue on AI Conversational Agents & Human Flourishing!
www.apa.org/pubs/journal...
We welcome papers on this topic and encourage sharing within your networks. Happy to chat if you're considering a submission! 🙂 #pleaseshare #AI #HumanFlourishing
www.apa.org/pubs/journal...
We welcome papers on this topic and encourage sharing within your networks. Happy to chat if you're considering a submission! 🙂 #pleaseshare #AI #HumanFlourishing
Yesterday, the faint auroras appeared gray. But a long-exposure photo unveiled vibrant hues. This reminded me of the wonders in life that we often miss in our hurried routines. #gratitude might be the long-exposure lens needed to appreciate the beauty in front of us.
November 13, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Yesterday, the faint auroras appeared gray. But a long-exposure photo unveiled vibrant hues. This reminded me of the wonders in life that we often miss in our hurried routines. #gratitude might be the long-exposure lens needed to appreciate the beauty in front of us.
It was a privilege to be invited to the USF I-O Speaker Series last Friday!
✅ One of the leading I-O programs in the nation
✅ A timely topic: "I-O Psychology in the Age of AI"
✅ Wonderful colleagues and students
✅ Thoughtful questions and engaging discussion
#IO #Psychology #AI #Work #research
✅ One of the leading I-O programs in the nation
✅ A timely topic: "I-O Psychology in the Age of AI"
✅ Wonderful colleagues and students
✅ Thoughtful questions and engaging discussion
#IO #Psychology #AI #Work #research
November 10, 2025 at 2:15 PM
It was a privilege to be invited to the USF I-O Speaker Series last Friday!
✅ One of the leading I-O programs in the nation
✅ A timely topic: "I-O Psychology in the Age of AI"
✅ Wonderful colleagues and students
✅ Thoughtful questions and engaging discussion
#IO #Psychology #AI #Work #research
✅ One of the leading I-O programs in the nation
✅ A timely topic: "I-O Psychology in the Age of AI"
✅ Wonderful colleagues and students
✅ Thoughtful questions and engaging discussion
#IO #Psychology #AI #Work #research