Laura Pike Seeley
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Laura Pike Seeley
“Worry can become like a bad habit of the mind. The rule of neuroplasticity—that our brain keeps changing based on our repeated activity—says that whatever we do a lot we will get better at. So if we worry a lot, we will get really good at worrying.” In other words, once you start worrying about something, it can be hard to stop.
Emily Laurence • How to Be More Present
Researchers find that the bias can shape people’s beliefs in at least one area: their attitudes towards diversity.
This cognitive bias can push people into more extreme ideological positions | BPS
Storoni, a Cambridge-trained eye surgeon and neuroscience researcher, reminds readers that humans are not machines. In fact, she argues against the “linear, continuous, assembly line configuration of work” that the industrial revolution ushered in. In this digital age, she says, human efficiency should “no longer be defined by the quantity of... See more
Madeleine Aggeler • Help! It Turns Out Breaks Make You More Productive
Ambivalent relationships are unpredictable. With a clear enemy, you put up a shield when you cross paths. With a frenemy, you never know whether Dr. Jekyll or Mr. Hyde is going to show up.
Adam Grant • Opinion | Your Most Ambivalent Relationships Are the Most Toxic
When I train leaders in empathy, one of the first hurdles I need to get over is this stereotype that empathy is too soft and squishy for the work environment. It’s easy to debunk that. There are decades of evidence showing that empathy is a workplace superpower.
Employees who believe their organizations, and especially their managers, are empathic... See more
Employees who believe their organizations, and especially their managers, are empathic... See more
Bryan Hancock • It’s cool to be kind: The value of empathy at work
Parents have long been sold a model of childrearing that simply doesn’t work. From reward charts to time outs, many popular parenting approaches are based on shaping behavior, not raising humans. These techniques don’t build the skills kids need for life, or account for their complex emotional needs. Add to that parents’ complicated relationships... See more
Becky Kennedy • Good Inside
A lot of people believe meaningful work is only for people in helping professions, nonprofits, or social impact work. While it’s true that some jobs are engineered for meaning, any job can be meaningful—even (especially) those that our culture might deem “mundane.”
fastcompany.com
"A lot of our older spaces had a sea of desks and no one wants that anymore," she said.