In his book, The Power of Habit, Charles Duhigg explains that at the core of every habit is a three-step process called the habit loop. It begins with a cue, which can be internal (like a feeling) or external (like a time of day). The cue triggers your brain to go into automatic mode and decide […]
Words Into Works #066 | The Four A’s of Stress Management
We all experience daily stressors. Deadlines to meet. Responsibilities to honor. Errands to run. But research has found four ways to respond to stress more effectively. Let’s look at each in turn. The Four A’s of Stress Management 1. Avoid 2. Alter 3. Accept 4. Adapt 1. Avoid We can’t control what happens to us. […]
The Five-Minute Journal Review: Is It Worth $33.99 in 2023?
If you’re like most people, you were brought up to believe success begets happiness. In other words, if you get that promotion, get accepted into that Ivy League college, lose 14 pounds … then you will be happy. Make sense, right? There’s only one problem… It’s completely backward. Here’s why: In the 1990s, Harvard lecturer, […]
Words Into Works #053 | Rethinking
In 2009, Blackberry owned 50 percent of the smartphone market. By 2014, however, with the iPhone’s rise in popularity, that number tumbled to 1 percent. Part of Blackberry’s decline was founder Mike Lazaridis’s belief that the world would never want more from a mobile phone than to make calls and send and receive emails. Put […]
Think Like a C Student (But Only Sometimes)
Imagine you’re back in high school. You wrote an assignment a week earlier, and you’re nervously awaiting your final grade. Your teacher returns your paper, and that’s when you see your grade for the first time: “Nice work. B.” “Damn,” you mutter aloud, comparing yourself to your straight-A friend, “I was so close to getting […]
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