Avoiding Emotional Overload: How Not to Make Others’ Emergencies Your Own
I read a story on Twitter, about a nurse who was nervous when somebody had a serious emergency. The doctor put his hand on hers and said “it’s…
Eric Johnson
The Power of Saying No
How often do you say “yes” to things you don’t really want to do? Another meeting, another commitment, another favor, until your schedule is packed and your own…
Digitizing Your Book Collection: Preserve Valuable Ideas with ChatGPT Summaries
In today’s digital age, we are constantly seeking ways to declutter and simplify our lives. One area where this is particularly evident is in our transition from physical…
Unlocking Your Creative Potential: Using Triggers to Access the Ideas Trapped in Your Mind
Our minds are often a treasure trove of ideas, but accessing and articulating them can be challenging. To fully unlock our creative potential, we need triggers to help…
The Excitement Spectrum: Do Successful People Experience Greater Variations in Daily Activities?
If we graphed the excitement level of our daily activities, most would hover near zero. Highly successful people may experience a wider range of highs and lows. Our…
Understanding Measures of Central Tendency: Mean, Mode, and Median
Measures of central tendency, including mean, mode, and median, are essential statistical tools used to describe the central point of a dataset. This article summarizes the main points…
The Role of Political Parties in Creating Societal Divisions: Lessons from Children’s Innocence
Children, for the most part, do not think about politics. They focus on school, friendships, and play, largely untouched by the ideological divisions that shape adult life. That…
Are We Like Dryer Lint? How the People Around Us Shape Us
A friend once posed an intriguing question: is dryer lint just the average color of the clothes in the dryer? On the surface it is a simple observation,…
The Allure of Garage Sales and Estate Sales: Uncovering Hidden Treasures
Garage sales and estate sales have long drawn bargain hunters and treasure seekers. The pull is simple: the thrill of the hunt, the chance at something unique, and…
Proactive vs. Passive Mindsets: The Difference in Acting on Information and Ideas
It is often intriguing to observe how people react differently to the same information or resources. Some individuals are quick to act, using new information to generate ideas…