Gratitude or greed? It is easy to focus on what we don’t have. Grasping for more is a core human characteristic, and led to humankind taking over the world. We are wired this way; even when we get more, we instantly adapt to it, and treat it as the new baseline in what’s called hedonic…
Month: September 2021
You are not in control. ” “” “I find that the gap between my expectations and what happens is what drives suffering. And there’s two ways to close that gap: try to control everything that happens so that it matches my expectations, or manage my expectations to what I can control (I think Buddhists would…
You are not in control. “
You are not in control. I find that the gap between my expectations and what happens is what drives suffering. And there’s two ways to close that gap: try to control everything that happens so that it matches my expectations, or manage my expectations to what I can control (I think Buddhists would say don’t…
I’ll be speaking at this Chief of Staff summit in October, on the topic of “Finding Your Way as Chief of Staff”. “
I’ll be speaking at this Chief of Staff summit in October, on the topic of “Finding Your Way as Chief of Staff”. If you are a Chief of Staff or interested in becoming one, I encourage you to sign up and join me!
What can you deliberately practice that won’t change? “
What can you deliberately practice that won’t change? We are measured on our outputs and what we produce. That could be revenue for salespeople, features launched for product managers, features developed for engineers, etc. But knowing the output doesn’t necessarily help you get there. Especially in times of upheaval and accelerating change, following an existing…
How do you deal with decision fatigue?” “” “Indy Neogy raised this question in his Mind Atelier newsletter this week, and as I reflected on it, I connected it to Daniel Kahneman’s conceptions of Systems 1 (quick intuitive emotional response) and 2 (slower effortful conscious rational thinking) from his book Thinking Fast and Slow. Kahneman claims…
How do you deal with decision fatigue?”
How do you deal with decision fatigue? Indy Neogy raised this question in his Mind Atelier newsletter this week, and as I reflected on it, I connected it to Daniel Kahneman’s conceptions of Systems 1 (quick intuitive emotional response) and 2 (slower effortful conscious rational thinking) from his book Thinking Fast and Slow. Kahneman claims that…
You don’t get extra credit for doing it alone.”
You don’t get extra credit for doing it alone. In school, working with others is often considered cheating. So high achievers internalize the “rule” that they have to do things by themselves. This “rule” works well in school, in college, and even as an individual contributor, but it’s a terrible “rule” for a leader. Helping…
Passive or active?” “” “In school, we are taught to be passive: wait until called upon, defer to authority, do what we are told, follow the paths given to us. And we are rewarded for doing so. And this passive following is rewarded through college and even the beginning of corporate life. ” “” “But…
Passive or active?”
Passive or active? In school, we are taught to be passive: wait until called upon, defer to authority, do what we are told, follow the paths given to us. And we are rewarded for doing so. And this passive following is rewarded through college and even the beginning of corporate life. But at some point,…