Is there even a word for that?
I was excited to get out into the woods despite the temperature of 25°. It was full sun, no wind, and the forecast for Saturday was...
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steven
- Jan 5, 2020
- 3 min
Me and my shadow - that's where I belong
You must learn one thing. The world was made to be free in. Give up all the other worlds except the one to which you belong. from Sweet...
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steven
- Dec 22, 2019
- 4 min
Baby-Love and Future-Me
Exploring the impact of self-compassion
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steven
- Dec 16, 2019
- 3 min
Human! Know Thyself, Heal Thyself, Be Thyself
I was speaking with a friend a couple of days ago, who is struggling with a major decision that has significant ramifications for her and...
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steven
- Dec 12, 2019
- 4 min
Hey Bro! Don't Box Me In
I follow up my previous post by exploring how cultural norms also shape our thinking, feeling and behaving via "social-boxes".
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steven
- Dec 5, 2019
- 6 min
Getting Outside The Box
Thinking outside the box is a popular phrase used to instigate creative endeavors, including decision making. What keeps this phrase from...
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steven
- Nov 26, 2019
- 3 min
Pride - A Deadly Sin or Killer App?
Pride has a bad rap, but recent research demonstrates that it helps us delay gratification. Simple acts of kindness benefit future you!
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steven
- Nov 16, 2019
- 4 min
Hacking Delayed Gratification
Follow up from last week's blog on delayed gratification and how to get beyond the limited benefits of cognitive strategies.
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steven
- Nov 11, 2019
- 4 min
What marshmallows can teach us about decision-making
It all comes down to intertemporal choice. How’s that title for a mishmash of colloquial and academic discourse? Many of you will have...
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steven
- Nov 4, 2019
- 1 min
Guided Meditation for Gratitude
I've just posted a guided meditation to help get in touch with gratitude.
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steven
- Nov 1, 2019
- 3 min
Small fluctuations in emotional state can affect us in unexpected ways
Surprising ways that emotions can influence our perception and our decision making
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steven
- Oct 16, 2019
- 6 min
The decision to integrate
Launching Clarity required me to address some important personal issues separating my personal and professional life.
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steven
- Oct 8, 2019
- 4 min
How We Decide
A number of years ago I came across a book titled, “How We Decide”, written by science writer Jonah Lehrer. The book was very influential...
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steven
- Oct 3, 2019
- 3 min
On Signs and Omens
Why those uncanny "coincidences" may have more value than we like to consider.
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steven
- Sep 26, 2019
- 3 min
Researcher's advocate for tossing a coin to make a choice...
One of my current obsessions is learning how to learn better, and mostly I like applying this obsession to creating music. That interest...
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steven
- Sep 2, 2019
- 2 min
How hard decisions help us define and refine who we are
Yesterday I watched a TED talk by philosopher Ruth Chang, who, among other things, has devoted time to thinking about the nature of hard...
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