Laura Pike Seeley
@laurapikeseeley
Laura Pike Seeley
To solve for this, Yale psychology professor Laurie Santos recommends a set of practices, dubbed “re-wirements.” These practices include prioritizing social connection, being other-oriented, focusing on gratitude and blessings, and incorporating exercise into our daily routine.
Why humans are surprisingly bad at being happy
Taking the demand imperative one step further, it’s beneficial for leaders to actively seek out the views of vocal naysayers , who can turn into influential champions just by being part of the conversation.
Into all problem-solving, a little dissent must fall
There are those who fear that modern knowledge workers are losing the ability to "go deep" and achieve a state of flow, an erosion that undermines true learning, innovation and professional success.
Laura Pike Seeley Follow @lpikeseeley • Deep Work and the Digital Workplace
You can prevent or stop an amygdala hijack by activating the neocortex–the logical part of your brain.
Jasmine Quinn-Atlassian • Your brain can actually hijack your success. Here’s how to retrain it
The implication of these studies is that this so-called “selective exposure bias” may be pushing us into more polarised positions.
This cognitive bias can push people into more extreme ideological positions | BPS
Your milieu is not the same as your sister’s. It is an ever-shifting, individual configuration of information flows. The Twitter feed you have curated is a milieu. Your friend group (which is not the same as the friend groups of the other people in that group!) is a milieu.
It is by changing your milieu that you change yourself.
It is by changing your milieu that you change yourself.
Henrik Karlsson • First We Shape Our Social Graph; Then It Shapes Us
culture and Relationships
