How do you escape an emotional loop? Continuing on this week’s theme of dealing with emotions, I have been seeing runaway loops in my client’s brains. One example is worrying about X, which then prompts the brain to look for reasons to worry about X, which increases the worry, and off it spirals. Another example…
Month: January 2021
How do you handle strong emotions? ” “” “Those of us who grew up in America, particularly men, are taught not to show emotion. I was reflecting on this last night, and realized that I try to hide emotion by holding it in. But it takes a lot of tension and pressure on myself to…
How do you handle strong emotions? “
How do you handle strong emotions? Those of us who grew up in America, particularly men, are taught not to show emotion. I was reflecting on this last night, and realized that I try to hide emotion by holding it in. But it takes a lot of tension and pressure on myself to keep the…
What changed yesterday for Americans?”
What changed yesterday for Americans? Will you be personally affected today by the inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris yesterday? Unlikely, unless you are a government employee or are affected by an executive order Biden signed. And yet most Americans feel like something significant changed. I would offer that what changed is the story…
In Letter from a Birmingham Jail, MLK writes: ” “”I have earnestly opposed violent tension, but there is a type of constructive, nonviolent tension which is necessary for growth. Just as Socrates felt that it was necessary to create a tension in the mind so that individuals could rise from the bondage of myths and…
In Letter from a Birmingham Jail, MLK writes: “
In Letter from a Birmingham Jail, MLK writes: “I have earnestly opposed violent tension, but there is a type of constructive, nonviolent tension which is necessary for growth. Just as Socrates felt that it was necessary to create a tension in the mind so that individuals could rise from the bondage of myths and half…
I read Jacqueline Novogratz’s book Manifesto for a Moral Revolution last summer, and was inspired to open it again after the political chaos of the past week showing the importance of moral leadership (as opposed to charismatic self-serving leadership). The book shares the lessons she’s learned from 30 years of helping people in poverty, working with thousands of people around the globe to make a difference in their communities. “
I read Jacqueline Novogratz’s book Manifesto for a Moral Revolution last summer, and was inspired to open it again after the political chaos of the past week showing the importance of moral leadership (as opposed to charismatic self-serving leadership). The book shares the lessons she’s learned from 30 years of helping people in poverty, working…
Building on my last post about the value of getting moving, and continuing the week of physics analogies, let’s talk about speed vs. velocity. “
Building on my last post about the value of getting moving, and continuing the week of physics analogies, let’s talk about speed vs. velocity. For those that don’t remember their high school physics, speed is a scalar, a number describing how fast you are going, whereas velocity is a vector that includes both speed and…
Inertia is a powerful force.” “” “Newton’s First Law about inertia states “An object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion”. ” “” “When I was leaving my PhD program in physics, I told a friend that I was considering taking a few months off to figure out what…
Inertia is a powerful force.”
Inertia is a powerful force. Newton’s First Law about inertia states “An object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion”. When I was leaving my PhD program in physics, I told a friend that I was considering taking a few months off to figure out what to do next….