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Suck It Up! (and other life lessons)

Apr 7, 2011 | Personal Development, Popular Psychology

In January, I was entering the heavier end of the marathon training schedule.  Longer, more frequent runs.  Very long runs every other Saturday.  I grew increasingly less confident, and increasingly scared. Then, I got injured. I sprained my calf during a 12 mile run.  Not just sore, but really hurt.  ...

What It’s Like to Be Rich

Mar 1, 2011 | Personal Development, Popular Psychology

I have lived most of my life in the extremes. I was a dork through High School.  Then somehow became briefly popular. I was totally struggling at work, then experienced remarkable success. I was unknown, then toured the country as a national bestselling author, then became unknown again. I was laid off, then at ...

The Unwisdom of Multitasking

Feb 20, 2011 | Career Management, Popular Psychology, Productivity, Tapping Potential

Recently, Seth Godin chimed in on the debate about the use of facebook and other social media tools at work: “You're competing against people in a state of flow, people who are truly committed, people who care deeply about the outcome. You can't merely wing it and expect to keep up ...

The Art of Self Deception

Feb 1, 2011 | Popular Psychology, Productivity

For my last post, I talked about Procrasturbation, and how we all tend to trick ourselves into underestimating the consequences of putting off a task. This post sparked a direct response from Dr. Piers, whose new research I noted and I had the opportunity to chat with the good doctor ...

PROCRASTURBATION

Jan 27, 2011 | Lifestyle, Personal Development, Popular Psychology

Procrasturbation. noun. prə-ˈkras-tər-ˌbā-shən -When delaying the performance of a task feels so good, it results in… euphoria. Why does procrastination feel SOOOO good? We are stressed about a task. There is uncertainty in the outcome and we creatively come up with a perfectly good excuse to postpone what we do ...

There’s Hope for Idiots After All…

Jan 18, 2011 | Career Management, Popular Psychology, Re-Imagine Work

Does IQ really matter at work? According to new research, perhaps not nearly as much as previously thought. A new study by an MIT Sloan School of Management professor has revealed that Group Intelligence – how effectively a group works together – is more important than individual intelligence. ...

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