“How long does it take to form a habit?” We usually believe in 21 days required to make a lifestyle change. But perhaps it’s better to ask what the question even means. What’s the difference between going to the gym for 5 days versus 21 days? What happens when we cross that threshold of forming […]
Internally Moving
So it’s been 21 days. Have you kept your resolution? If so, congratulations! By conventional wisdom you’ve formed a new habit. Well, maybe. What does it really mean to form a habit? I’ll speak to that crowd soon. But first I want to speak to the likely bigger crowd. The one that didn’t make it […]
Intuition from The Worlds of Our Creation
Imagine I provided the following description of an individual named Linda: “Linda is thirty-one years old, single, outspoken, and very bright. She majored in philosophy. As a student, she was deeply concerned with issues of discrimination and social justice, and also participated in antinuclear demonstrations.” Now I want to ask you which of the following […]
The Information Dilemma
I remember taking a test to fill out all the capitals of the U.S. You probably had to do that a while ago too. But to be quite honest, I must have done something wrong, because I forgot. And now when I’m in a situation where I need to know the capital of a state, […]
Can You Keep The Promises You’re Making?
“The thing that makes someone swipe right on you on Tinder may not be what you want to be in the long run” Seth Godin Imagine you’re one of the top experts in your field. You’ve got amazing insights and talents into your work. And other people recognize it. So much so, that a top […]
The Story With A Thousand Titles
You already know our world runs through narratives. They form the foundations of what we perceive. And before, I warned you not to let those narratives blind you from understanding the world in its reality. While we should be aware of these dangers, there is something stories offer that we should never take for granted. […]
The Belief in Stories
When a professional trader is faced with a stock dropping in price when he believes it will eventually go up, what does he do? Most people would believe that if one is confident that a stock will eventually rise, they should hold on to it. In fact, they should buy even more. It’s cheaper than […]
Your Values Determine Your Sight
“You see what you aim, and you aim at what you value” Jordan B. Peterson One of the most talked-about studies is the Gorilla Experiment. In it, participants are shown a video of two teams divided by black and white shirts playing a game with a ball. They are asked to count how many times […]
Don’t Count Reps, Make Reps Count
There was an interesting video I watched a while back from professional trainer Jeff Cavaliere. He discusses the limitations in mindset around the common “3 sets of 12” paradigm around workouts. His criticism comes not from the ineffectiveness of the structure, but what it incentivizes us to do. Particularly, our knowledge of future repetition of […]
Prioritize The Now and Execute
Imagine, for a moment, that you are a Navy SEAL operating on a mission on the other side of the world. The team you’re leading is tasked with scouting the upper levels of an abandoned building to destroy the building. That way it would not serve as a tactical point for enemies on future missions. […]