Today features an article from contributor, Matt Coleman, on how your views on productivity can influence more than just how much work you get done. In the modern Western world, we value productivity a lot. Many of us strive to maximize how much we can check off our to-do list and assess our self-worth accordingly….
Compassion is the basis of morality. — Arthur Schopenhauer The question I’m going to ask may possibly offend and likely disturb you. But it’s a serious one. So serious in fact, that a psychologist spent months going back and forth with his ethics review board before being allowed to ask this question to participants. Eventually,…
The quality of our expectations determines the quality of our action. — A. Godin It’s not every day that I get excited at the grocery store, but a little bit ago, I was really pumped: The dishwashing gloves were on sale. I know, not the most exciting opener. But stick with me. It gets better. So,…
We never live; we are always in the expectation of living. — Voltaire Expectations are more powerful than you believe. Sure, you may be familiar with the placebo effect, where 35% of participants who expect sugar pills to be actual pain medicine feel actual relief. Or maybe you’re familiar with the effects of self-fulfilling prophecy,…
Life is so constructed, that the event does not, cannot, will not, match the expectation. — Charlotte Bronte My dad has tried some unusual remedies to resolve his ailments (e.g., magnetic bracelets supposed to realign your chi but actually destroy your laptop’s hard drive); however, one of his voodoo concoctions I was actually persuaded to…