Laura Pike Seeley
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Laura Pike Seeley
Intense response to interpersonal strife is known as an amygdala hijack: it’s your brain telling you to fight, run away, or freeze, even though there’s no actual physical threat.
Jasmine Quinn-Atlassian • Your brain can actually hijack your success. Here’s how to retrain it
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
neural pathways we don’t use die off over time. What makes our brains hold on to these pathways — and create more — is not simply repeating the same things we’ve learned over and over again, but continually taking on difficult problems.
Stanford duck syndrome: How the myth of effortless genius hurts learning
Neuroscience and learning
Regenerative Agriculture in Mexico Boosts Yields While Restoring Nature - Regeneration International
pacoregenerationinternational.org
Emotional regulation is the process of experiencing an emotion, allowing the sensations to pass through the body (rather than trying to distract oneself with, say, drugs or alcohol or an iPhone or food), identifying it (‘I am angry right now’ or ‘I am sad’), and breathing through it until it eventually passes. The practise of emotional regulation
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What would it look like to answer the demanding cries of Earth, to be accountable to the needs of the planet? Given that these questions are likely already familiar to the readers of this publication, perhaps we need to ask something different: Can those of us willing to be accountable do enough to counter the choices of those bent on destruction?... See more
Claire Elise Thompson • How 'loving corrections' could transform our relationships with one another — and the Earth
We need to shift some discussions to be asynchronous—not real-time—to remove the pressure that synchronous or in-person work can cause.
How Asynchronous Work Helps You Leverage Your Team’s Diversity
The powerful link between educating girls and fighting the climate crisis
Angela Priestleywomensagenda.com.au