According to Stanford Professor of Neurobiology Dr. Andrew Huberman, brain function entails five things: sensation, perception, thoughts, feelings, and actions. Here's a brief description of each: 1. Along with the nervous system, the brain is taking in signals constantly from the environment. Photons of light, radio waves and sound waves,...
Workplace Wellness Practices
The best and most effective ways to improve health in the workplace, particular mental health or mental well-being in the workplace, it’s just to improve your overall health and mental health. The same things that cause angst in the workplace are the same things that cause angst at home. Those...
Personal Responsibility
I struggle with the idea that some people genuinely need help and others genuinely need to take personal responsibility. At what point do you say “OK, you have the help you need, and now it’s on you”? Do you keep helping them and providing help for them for a significant...
Dr. Laurie Santos: Yale Professor of Psychology
Dr. Laurie Santos is a Professor of Psychology at Yale University. She has been featured in Time, has won numerous awards for her research and work in the field of psychology, and had been a featured TED speaker. Dr. Santos created one of the most popular courses at Yale (also...
Greater Purpose in the Workplace
There are 2 ways to find greater purpose in the workplace. The first is to bring your personal passion or purpose to work. Share it with your coworkers or customers. The second is to discover new truths at work (knowledge, insights, better ways of working). And share those with your...