Are you a selfish partner? Before you answer, keep in mind there is a difference between being selfish and being labeled as “selfish” because our actions do not please or benefit someone else. If you ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. Being selfish has a bad reputation. We’re often taught from an early age that ...

Readers, responding to a column by Paul Krugman, discuss whether selfishness crosses party lines. To the Editor: Re “The Cult of Selfishness Is Killing America,” by Paul Krugman (column, July 28): ...

Are you selfish? Depending on the circumstances, it can be right and good to be selfish. Or it can be evil. Let’s investigate. What is selfishness? To be selfish is to be focused on yourself. There ...

The concept of selfishness has been debated across philosophy, psychology, and biology. Is selfishness inherently destructive, or does it serve a necessary purpose? From an evolutionary perspective, ...

It was Matt Judy, an agent who represents PGA Tour players and who once represented Matt Kuchar, who put the need for selfishness among elite professional golfers to me most succinctly during an ...

Anyone who has worked in the restaurant business will be happy to tell you that waiters always fight each other to avoid working Sunday lunch shift. Not because they want to sleep in, but because it’s ...

Selfishness often receives a bad rap, usually associated with greed, narcissism, or moral failure. However, is it always destructive, or could it serve an evolutionary and ethical purpose? As our ...

Not long ago, a few of my friends figured out the perfect way to guilt me into doing just about anything. They use a three-word statement to immediately put me on edge: “God, you’re selfish.” That’s ...

John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods, claims business is under attack today. Speaking to the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce in February, he said, “Humanity has been lifted up by business, and yet it ...