Learning how to learn: how to make your ROI on reading explode. Featuring meta-learning, mental models, mind mapping, active recall and the Feynman technique.
Our work lives are riddled with anxieties. One that haunts people is imposter syndrome. The belief that we are a fraud, doubting our accomplishments and talents. Over the course of this year, I've experimented with applying principles from the world of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) to get a better handle on things.
What can make us incredibly valuable at work - our willingness to disagree openly and commit to helping others succeed or sticking to our arguments even when others have moved forward and a decision has been made.
Constantly saying yes to everything and everyone drains us of time and energy. This episode helps explain the roots of people-pleasing behaviors and how you can say no more often.
This interview was recorded earlier this year and originally appeared on The Observer Effect; it has only been lightly edited for formatting here.
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On productivity
Let’s get into it. Over a decade ago, you wrote a …
What if mental disorders like PTSD, anxiety, depression, or ADHD aren't disorders at all? Biological anthropologists make the case that they are something else entirely.
Emotional Resilience In Leadership Report 2020 WITH COMMENTS | PRINT OPTIMISED Jonny Miller (Curious Humans) & Jan Chipchase (Studio D) Executive Summary This interactive report shares a summary of the Emotional Resilience in Leadership survey, that was run by the authors from November 2019 to...
How can we overcome "situational happiness" and begin to develop our own deeper sense of "emotional independence," despite what our current life situation may look like? Here's how to build an unbreakable center.
B J Fogg is a Stanford professor who came up with a simple model of behavior that helps us understand why we take action or not take action at any given moment.
Fighting the urge to push something off until later starts with understanding why we want to in the first place, says Tim Pychyl, an associate professor of psychology at Carleton University.