How to build more focus at work
The lost art of paying attention In this month’s newsletter, I’ll explore one of my favourite topics, focus (or the loss of it) and how to sharpen it. Last month I asked a couple of hundred students questions about their ability to focus – the results are below. When I ask teams these questions, the […]
Mindfulness based cognitive behaviour therapy
Mindfulness based cognitive behaviour therapy Summary The following is a practical guide for increasing self-belief, building resilience, handling stress, developing greater self-awareness, and building new healthy behaviours at home and work. This tool has been created based on a 12-minute video about resilience and thinking traps (resilience video). Watch the video and pause it at […]
Mindfulness podcast resources
Mindfulness podcast resources Some of these mindfulness podcast interviews have changed my life. Like many people, I spent a lot of time listening to podcasts during the pandemic. And a few have continued to help me navigate this messy business of life. Here are my absolute favourites: Jack Kornfield Jack Kornfield is a therapist, author […]
Developing emotional intelligence at work: an evidenced-based approach
What is emotional intelligence (EI) and how does it relate to work and leadership? It’s better to reframe “what is EI” and think of EI as a range of developable abilities rather than a single thing. Peter Salovey and John Mayer were the first major researchers in this area, and they defined it as: “the […]
Mental agility training
Mental agility training – start with, “I could be wrong” Whatever role you have in life probably involves making lots of decisions and evaluating things. For example, we assess each other’s performance, which option adds the most value, and we make predictions. The problem is we often suck at it. Our biases, emotions and filters […]
Too much screen time – thriving, surviving or shrinking?
Too much screen time – thriving, surviving or shrinking? In this post we consider two ideas from the world of psychology which help identify some of the factors associated with thriving. The first is Banduras self-efficacy theory and the second is Csikszentmihalyi’s Flow theory. The article takes about two minutes to read Bandura’s self-efficacy theory […]
Screentime, self efficacy and being in a flow state
Screen time, self-efficacy and being in a state of flow This is the eighth in my series of posts about the impact of social media and screen time in on our wellbeing, communication and our ability to make rational decisions. This post takes about two minutes to read. The posts have been inspired by the book “Offline”, […]
Does social media improve or undermine our wellbeing?
Does social media improve or undermine our wellbeing? No, yes, maybe – it’s complicated This is the seventh in my series of posts about the impact of social media and screen time in general on our wellbeing, ability to communicate and make decisions. The posts have been inspired by the book “Offline”, written by Imran Rashid […]
Does too much screen time distort how we see the world and undermine our decision making?
Does too much screen time distort how we see the world and undermine our decision making? This is the sixth in my series of posts about the impact of social media and screen time. The posts have been inspired by the book “Offline”, written by Imran Rashid and Soren Kenner. Living in an echo chamber […]
Social media and screen time addiction
Is social media, online games and general screen time addictive? This is the fifth in my series of posts about the impact of social media and screen time. The posts have been inspired by the book “Offline”, written by Imran Rashid and Soren Kenner. If you spend a few minutes observing someone on Instagram or […]
