It’s the result of your need for cognitive consistency. You are avalanched by new information every day from other people, the media, your experience, and many other sources. There is just too much information to process. How your mind works is that it must find means of encoding, storing, and retrieving the data you’re absorbing. One way you do this is by developing cognitive shortcuts judging, whether this new information
Self Development
January 7, 2025
The 3 Minutes It Takes To Read This Will Improve Your Conversations Forever – Josh Spector – Pocket
Since my tips to improve your writing in two minutes were so popular, I thought I’d share some similar tips to improve your next conversation. Following are the simplest tips I can give you to ask better questions, which will make your conversations more valuable to you and the people you engage with. Don’t ask yes/no questions. Open-ended questions generate more interesting responses because they unlock more information from people.
January 4, 2025
Mentally Strong People Do These 5 Things For a Greater Sense of Control In Their Life
There’s little in life that feels as uncomfortable as living with a sense that things are spinning out of control. We want autonomy at work and to not be micromanaged because of our desire for control. We hate change and prefer predictability (for the most part) because of our need to feel in control. So when we don’t feel it, it doesn’t feel good. But feel good about the fact that