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Tali Sharot: The optimism bias
Are we born to be optimistic, rather than realistic? Tali Sharot shares new research that suggests our brains are wired to look on the bright side — and how that can be both dangerous and beneficial.
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Motivation
Motivation is a funny thing. Some people need someone else to kick them in the pants, some people are really good at self-motivation. I tend to be pretty good at moving myself, but like everyone, sometimes you just don’t want to do something you know you need to do. I’m not one for the rewards based system, mainly because my…
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The Worst Advice Ever
Another wonderful blog post by Brené Brown, PhD. Brene is a research professor at the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work. She studies vulnerability, courage, worthiness, and shame. The worst advice. EVER. “You can rest when you’re done.” This is the single worst piece of advice that I’ve ever received. I’m not even sure where or when I heard it…
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How Many Things in the World are 18 Minutes and 20 Seconds Long?
I went up to the gym the other day and hopped on the elliptical machine for a ‘run’. I set the timer for 25 minutes and got going. I was flipping through my iPhone looking for a good song and all of a sudden there it was, one song that would take me through an entire time slot on the…
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(91/366) Is This the Future Past?
March 31, 2012 – Funny, today I downloaded my first ever ebook onto my iPad. I thought I’d try it out since I’m heading out to a remote site in a few days and won’t have any internet or phone coverage and I don’t feel like adding to my light packing job. Three hours later I found myself sitting in…
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(88/366) Thank You!
March 28, 2012 – I was thinking about this as I came into my office this morning. Do we say “Thank you” enough, and to the right people? Do we reserve our thanks for the obvious recipients and disregard the less than obvious ones? And do we just throw a “Thank you” out there as a social obligation, or do…
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79/366 You screwed up, ergo it must be my fault!
March 19, 2012 – Why is it that when people screw up they are more than likely to attempt to shift the blame? But the blame game never really works. People who blame others for their mistakes lose status, learn less, and perform worse relative to mistake makers who take responsibility. Do any of these sound familiar? I missed the…
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Extra Strength?!?
Really? I’m going to make an assumption here, that you may have tried Frisk mints at some point. I usually keep a package in my bag, they take a long time to go through because they are so powerful. So when I was on Vancouver Island and wanted some mints, I ran into the grocery store and looked for some.…
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On Being Wrong
Who likes to be wrong? Most people don’t, of course. But if you are never wrong, well….how boring and dull. It’s how you deal with being wrong that’s important. Do you hide it? Or do you face it and use the experience to grow? Do you find a way to make yourself right by cherry picking information to suit your…
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Wifely Duties
Found this clipping I’d pulled from some magazine at some point in the past. I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t have made a very good wife back then, not sure I am now, but I KNOW I wouldn’t have been then!
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