Why Time Slows Down When We’re Afraid
“Time perception matters because it is the experience of time that roots us in our mental reality.” More here – brainpickings
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Are You Dreaming Too Big?
Commencement season is just around the corner. Whether in person or over a live-stream, graduates and their families will follow the long-honored tradition of listening to speeches studded with unoriginal chestnuts like following your dreams, shooting for the stars, and believing that you can do whatever you set out to do. But that message doesn’t seem…
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RBA Wisdom
With the usual seasonal bleating about the RBA it is worth revisiting some wise works from Messers Clarke and Dawe.
How People Learn To Become Reslient
Norman Garmezy, a developmental psychologist and clinician at the University of Minnesota, met thousands of children in his four decades of research. But one boy in particular stuck with him. He was nine years old, with an alcoholic mother and an absent father. Each day, he would arrive at school with the exact same sandwich:…
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From The Feeling Old File
Brian Johnson replaced Bon Scott as the lead singer of ACDC 40 years ago today.
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The Surprising Power of The Long Game
It’s easy to overestimate the importance of luck on success and underestimate the importance of investing in success every single day. Too often, we convince ourselves that success was just luck. We tell ourselves, the school teacher that left millions was just lucky. No. She wasn’t. She was playing a different game than you were. She was…
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