Lisa Feldman Barrett's book ' Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain ' breaks down some common misconceptions about the brain, including the fallacy of the lizard brain that so much scientific and business literature has been built on. According to Lisa (and science), the brain is...
It takes some audacity for me to say this knowing that I haven’t had consistent output in every creative medium this past year, and I won’t hide behind my struggles with anxiety in that regard either. That said, when you start with first principles, it isn’t the...
You’ve heard of a sword being an extension of a warrior’s arm. But have you ever considered a pen to be an extension of your mind? Let me explain. Our minds are magical machines, but they have their limitations. So we pick up cognitive artefacts - tools that...
I’m excited to see where life will take me as I step further out of my comfort zone and embrace the nexus of things I love x things that serve me. Productive deployment of mental and emotional resources will be a major personal theme in 2020. That’s an...
When thinking of what should be more affordable, do we think about whether things cost enough in the first place? These decisions impact whether costs spiral up vs spiral down. The cost and the price are not the same things. Paying people fairly will raise the cost. It may also...
