A few weeks ago, we painted the first floor of our new house. The entire process—from prep to the actual work to the clean up—took about five days. The prep alone took an entire day—gathering materials, taping the edges, and priming the walls. That first day was intimidating and difficult. I questioned whether this was [...]

We think we can multitask without negative consequences, but we are wrong. We trust that those who are confident about their skills have good reason to be. And we assume that we know more than we actually do. These illusions, as well as three others, are the subject of the new book, [...]

When you were learning how to walk as a child, it was difficult. After your body learned what to do, as your muscles got stronger, and you did it over and over again, it became automatic. Today, you don’t think about putting one foot in front of the other anymore.

Your mind actually works very much [...]

When hearing about change, the concept of inertia comes to mind. Imagine a hockey puck and the level of force it takes to make it move initially. Then imagine the level of force it takes to stop one that’s coming fast. Contrast both of those scenarios to the effort it takes to keep [...]

Now that I’m done with school I can admit I was somewhat of a lazy student. Maybe the correct spin on that is I was a very efficient student; I did the minimum work required to get the grade that I wanted. On one vocab. test in high school, I discovered a trick [...]

“Unlike any other creature on this planet, humans can learn and understand, without having experienced. They can think themselves into other people’s minds, imagine themselves into other people’s places.” -J.K. Rowling

A key component of what we do at my organization is emotional intelligence. So of course, questions come up about [...]

A lot of self-help books and sites talk about the comfort zone and how you need to step out of it. Like any coaching advice, it’s too simplistic without taking into account personal style and disposition. My main issue is with the broad statement that change takes a lot of [...]