A proven yet super simple technique to create new helpful habits (or ditch some pesky ones) is IF / THEN planning. If you’ve not heard of it before, listen up. It may help you (the reader of my blog) or more importantly, and the reason for this blog, it may help your students.
Read MoreIn a new paper in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, the authors from Harvard University discussed the topic of paltering. They focused on situations where negotiating took place, and accurate information within those negotiations had consequences.
Read MoreThis TEDTalk by Amy Morin is one of my favourites for two reasons - firstly, she absolutely nails it with her comments on the need for healthy mental habits, and secondly, her authenticity is just oozing with every word. Love her. It’s 15 minutes long but (in my opinion) is worth every minute.
Read MoreBecause of advances in technology, the science world is learning more and more every day about how our brain works. I recently watched a short documentary about a young man, Andrew, with cerebral palsy*.
Read MoreYou know, that feeling that at any moment, someone is going to sneak up behind you, tap you on the shoulder and say “I know you have no idea what you’re doing”. It’s a dreadful feeling that has no place in the mind of any tenacious, intelligent, successful, and thriving person. So why is it?
Read MoreYou often hear it during an interview. You are the interviewer and you ask the candidate if they have any areas for improvement. Often the answer is "I'm a bit of a perfectionist." The interpretation you are meant to make from that, I am guessing, is that they're a high achiever and will therefore do an awesome job in this role.
Read MoreThere are many people doing incredible work for others around the world. Think of Doctors Without Borders, volunteers in war torn regions, and carers of the elderly or the disabled. So writing a blog about doing a small act of kindness seems rather insignificant.
Read MoreI have some friends, and even family members, who always seem to look at life through very gloomy glasses. Regardless of the weather, it’s awful. Regardless of the meal, it wasn’t enjoyable. Regardless of the situation, it was someone else’s fault. Their starting position is always negative. Why is that?
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