Memory is a funny thing. It tends to use shortcuts. One of these is called the “peak-end” rule. Take your job, for example. You have an overall idea of your job satisfaction, but you don’t remember every day of your job in detail. Instead, your brain remembers the extremes, the “peaks.” It remembers your very […]
Recognizing Your Ego Story
by James Robbins, M.A., LPC When you look up at the night sky, you see a vast expanse of stars. But the human brain struggles with “vast.” It likes to break things down into more practical bits. So we look at this overwhelming sea of stars and we start to organize them, categorize them. This […]
Do You Check Your Work Email Too Often?
by James Robbins, M.A., LPC Suppose you have a pebble in your shoe. You go to the mall, you walk around shopping, you stop by the food court–but still there’s the pebble in your shoe. You do what you do, but part of your mind remains on this pebble. For many Americans, their work email […]
Amy Poehler: “I will say it again. Ambivalence is key.”
Feb 12, 2015 “I will say it again. Ambivalence is key. You have to care about your work but not about the result. You have to care about how good you are and how good you feel, but not about how good people think you are or how good people think you look. . . […]
What is Unnecessary Work?
Feb 11, 2015 Are you a human being or a human doing? School teaches you how to do things. You study for exams, finish your homework, maybe apply to college eventually. Same with your career. Whether you are lifting things, creating reports or managing other employees, you are hired to do stuff. Effective doing is […]
