Perceptions, Thoughts and Reality. We live in a fantasy world, a world of illusion. The great task in life is to find reality. Iris Murdoch The nature of reality has been a topic of philosophical inquiry for centuries. From ancient Greek philosophers like Plato and Aristotle to modern-day thinkers like…

Changing the way you think about things Ability is what you’re capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it. — Lou Holtz Life hasn’t gone the way you had hoped. You are in your same dead-end job, in a career you thought had…

Getting Shit Done The term “work smarter” has been thrown around a lot… We shouldn’t be working as hard, instead we should be working smart. Working smart can translate into a lot of different things depending on your business, but it boils down to these fundamentals: Make The Best Use…

“Never give a negative thought an inch or it will take a mile.” ― Matshona Dhliwayo Have you ever heard of a negative feedback loop? It is where your negative attitude will cause others to be negative towards you. Then, you continue to be negative towards them because they were…

A young man lived on a farm with his family. The family had a fantastic dog that would go down to the pond for hours every day in the spring and summer and practice retrieving various objects. The boy wanted to prepare the dog for the duck season and prepared…

One morning when the employees of a company arrived at work, they received a message, “We’re sorry to announce that, the person blocking you from succeeding in the company has passed away. Please gather for the funeral service in the assembly room.” While there was some grief among the employees…

The old adage seeing is believing needs to be revised. Our expectations and our beliefs actually shape how we interpret the world. It’s a common saying, “Seeing is believing.” We tend to think of it as a sign of reality, that our beliefs are only as solid as what we…

Misquoted, Misrepresented and Misunderstood. “If you think you understand quantum mechanics, you don’t understand quantum mechanics.” — attributed to Richard Feynman Quantum mechanics is one of the most fascinating branches of physics, largely due to its strange and counterintuitive discoveries about the fundamental nature of reality. For centuries, scientists have…

Working with Your Brain When we talk about cognitive loading, we refer to the process of absorbing and processing information. Cognitive loading refers to the amount of mental effort and resources it takes to gain and comprehend new information. It also has to do with the number of elements that…