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The mind at work; explore the ins and outs of mental health in the workplace and how to optimize employee psyche and, by extension, your organization's bottom line.
How to master anything by practice.
Mastering a skill is like trying to teach a cat to fetch—there's a lot of practice involved, and no one knows if it will ever truly work. Whether you're pirouetting like a pro, shredding on a guitar, or aiming for a perfect pitch with a baseball, the secret sauce is practice. It's the magical ingredient that transforms you from a fumbling amateur to a confident maestro. But what's happening in the brain when you decide to become a virtuoso cat herder or a master musician?
By Rolake Baba2 years ago in Psyche
Can Imposter Syndrome be overcome?
In the realm of literary brilliance, even after weaving the tapestry of eleven awe-inspiring books and being adorned with numerous prestigious awards, the iconic Maya Angelou found herself ensnared in the tendrils of persistent doubt—an unsettling suspicion that her accomplishments were not authentically earned. A comparable sentiment visited the intellectual sanctum of Albert Einstein, who, despite etching his name into the annals of scientific history, humbly referred to himself as an "involuntary swindler," questioning whether the magnitude of attention showered upon his work was genuinely warranted.
By Rolake Baba2 years ago in Psyche
Balancing Analytical Minds with Calm Hearts
In the complex internet of personalities that define the human enjoy, the INTP, or the Logician, stands as a distinct archetype. This character kind, characterised by using traits along with analytical wondering and a penchant for remaining calm in diverse conditions, has fashioned the manner I approach each my professional and private existence. In this article, I will delve into my journey as an INTP, especially how this character type has encouraged my profession as a business analyst at a mental-health startup, and why I am deliberately mastering to be even greater calming.
By Nafi Putrawan2 years ago in Psyche
5 Common Reasons Why People Interrupt You
Perhaps there have been too many times when you felt you were not being heard, or didn't get the chance to have your say, sufficiently, because you were interrupted. We have all been interrupted at some time, but if it happens a lot, there could be a specific reason for it, or there could be something you are not doing quite right to get yourself heard with respect.
By Elaine Sihera2 years ago in Psyche
Common Anxieties, And A Key Question, Of People Approaching 40
Being 40 years old is supposed to be a trying, and worrying, time for many people who seem to reach a bewildering crossroads in their life that causes them to question everything they might have done before, perhaps to lose their self-esteem, to doubt their achievements, and to dread the future.
By Elaine Sihera2 years ago in Psyche
6 Essential Reasons Why We Make Decisions
On a general basis, decision-making is the process of choosing between two or more alternative courses of action. It's a cognitive process involving three stages: identifying the decision to be made, gathering information, and assessing alternative resolutions. Decision-making can be simple or complex, and it can be made by individuals or groups, and it can be better understood by an example.
By Elaine Sihera2 years ago in Psyche
The Truth About a Nursing Home Fire Outbreak Revisited
I chose to author this after this very question has been plaguing me for too many years. I had been a registered nurse for 32 years before I had to medically retire after becoming physically disabled from contracting COVID-19 in 2020 whilst working in a hospital where I had been employed full-time.
By Jonathan Townend2 years ago in Psyche
Is 'Laziness' A False Notion?
In other words, are there really lazy individuals about? Many people tend to label others who do not conform to their expectations, as ‘lazy’. Yet that in itself is a lazy form of labelling, or stereotyping, which has little basis in fact. However, as there are some definite mindsets around the concept of laziness, I thought I would add my thoughts on it.
By Elaine Sihera2 years ago in Psyche
