I washed my face and brushed my teeth after having one drink too many at Boxi Park. The next morning, I realized I had finally created a successful habit loop. Willpower is the single most important habit for individual success. In a 2005 study analyzing 164 eighth grade students, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania found that students who exerted high levels … [Read more...]
Work Well: Challenge Your Comfort
Humans want to find the path of least resistance. We are creatures of comfort. Knowing what to expect eases our worries. It sets up our potential outlook. We enter experiences with preconceived notions of how we will feel and react. Assume I regularly drive to work. My expectations are regulated. I will feel the comfort of my car. I can listen to the radio or sit in silence, … [Read more...]
Work Well: Fall in Love With YOU
There is someone you chat with all day. This someone knows your thoughts and true feelings, and it is someone who knows when you are serving up a plate of bullcrap. You chat with this person – and they may be nice – but for some reason, they tend to be super critical and rarely satisfied. This person can also be very negative. After years of evolution, this person is … [Read more...]
Work Well: Let the Resolution Go in the New Year
The past year changed our habits and routines. It also created worldwide chaos that will leave repercussions for years to come. In the last 10 months, you changed. We all did. This is not only true for 2020, it is true for any other time in your life. Ten months of living means 10 months of learning, growing, changing, or regressing. How do you feel about your life right … [Read more...]
Work Well: One Second to Joy, One Second to Calm
You have a negativity bias. You were born this way. Thousands of years ago, humans learned that worrying over the potential tiger attack was better than living life as if no tiger was ever going to strike. The carefree, non-tiger-fearing folk were easy prey while our ancestors who worried survived. Searching for safety and avoiding tiger attacks thousands of years ago … [Read more...]
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