The Way We're Working Isn't Working

Given the way our brains are designed, we actually learn less well when we’re presented with a great deal of information all at once. We do far better when it’s delivered intermittently, in spaced cycles, because that gives us time to deeply absorb it and commit it to long-term memory. When we try to take in too much at once, we can easily be overl

It’s no big news that positive emotions are associated with performing at your best.

Perhaps no human need is more neglected in the workplace than to feel valued.

The first key to building rituals is undertaking no more than one or two at a time. Given

Frightening as it may be to acknowledge our shortcomings and admit our mistakes, the irony is that doing so tends to inspire greater respect from others, not less.

If you lead or manage others, here are the sorts of questions you might ask yourself and request others to answer about you: • Do you actively support people in taking care of themselves physically? Do you model these behaviors yourself? • Do you truly value, regularly recognize, and express appreciation to those who work for you? • Do you respect

We also remember and retain less when we split our attention. If

The greater the anxiety we feel, the more impaired is the brain’s cognitive efficiency.”

Consciously cultivating a more realistically optimistic perspective refuels our emotional reservoir.

Our first spiritual challenge is defining our values. Typically, they’re embedded in us at an early age, long before we explicitly think much about them.