January 18, 2023
Small simile update: our brain’s visual system is less “like a camera” and more like a card-counting, crystal-ball-wielding stoner who’s high on mushrooms.
January 11, 2023
The brain is a strange, complex structure with one critical role: allostasis. We don’t fully understand them, but having one is a serious upgrade from the “stomach on a stick” phase.
September 14, 2022
Do you approach conferences with dread? Get over it! Eating those tiny hot dogs may seem like a good way to hide, but they’ll run out eventually (if only because the waiters will start avoiding you).
September 07, 2022
Introverts, you’ll be relieved to find out that very important networking lessons can be gained…alone, in your room, sitting quietly with a book.
March 30, 2022
Cognitive biases work together to create nine bias traps that affect decision-making. Escaping them requires prediction, intentionality, premortems, and a little less storytelling.
December 29, 2021
Only 27 percent of graduates end up in a field related to their major. Turns out there is nothing wrong with that.
September 29, 2021
So maybe email did unleash our “hyperactive hive minds.” But now that Pandora’s box is open, where do we go from here?
June 30, 2021
Is there a secret to building high-performance sales teams that can be solved by emotional intelligence?
March 31, 2021
Once we understand how deeply opinions can be tied to identity, it’s no wonder most of us don’t react well when presented with a different point of view. Act like an expert negotiator, and help people detach their present from their past.
December 30, 2020
When to hold ’em, when to fold ’em, and adopting the mindset of a victor every time you sit down at the table.