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In the Modern Era of Distraction Addiction, You Need This Skill
“Without great solitude, no serious work is possible.” —Pablo Picasso We are only beginning to see the long-term effects of our hyper-connected internet and smartphone era. Research from neuroscience and performance psychology is beginning to paint a compelling...
How Type-A Are You? Take the Type-A Quiz.
I recently learned the history of the term “Type A,” and I was surprised to discover it wasn't coined by a psychologist. It came from two cardiologists—and, according to the famous story, some unusually worn-out chairs. In the 1950s, San Francisco cardiologists Meyer...
Mentors Help You Climb Higher and Faster
“The first law of leadership is that people do what people see.” –John Maxwell The older I get, the more I realize how simple human behavior can be. To a huge extent—people do what people see. We become like those we watch. Whether we meet with a mentor for coffee,...
Imagination is More Important Than Knowledge
“Imagination is more important than knowledge, for knowledge is limited while imagination encircles the world, stimulates progress, gives birth to evolution.” –Albert Einstein A few years ago I watched my daughter playing at the park with her friends. The play...
The Neuroscience of Affirmations, and Why You Need to Start Doing Them
“When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.” –Wayne Dyer In the very first microsecond you first looked at this image, your brain registered one of two things—a candlestick or two faces. If you still don’t see the other image, look...
Profile in Resilience: The Marathon of Hope
What do you do when tomorrow feels impossible? Terry fox didn’t know how his story would end. He knew he had cancer and had lost his leg. He knew his cancer could return—but he kept running. He didn’t need to figure out how he would make it across the continent, he...
Happy at Work—10 Tips For Finding a Job You Love
For most people, work has a huge impact on overall life happiness. Furthermore, staying in a job you hate can have devastating consequences for your health, your emotional well-being, and your relationships. After all, we spend about 1/3 of our lives at work, about...
