Decisions – Page 8 – Mind Over Matters

Intelligence Falls After 100 Year Climb: Should We Give the Brain a Break?

by Madelaine Weiss | Aug 16, 2021 | Crisis, Decisions, Emotion, Fitness, Mind Management, Mismatch, Stress

Human Intelligence Every once in a while, I read something that knocks my socks off. This time it was Annie Murphy Paul’s piece on Intelligence in the New York Times, “How to Think Outside Your Brain.” If I understood correctly, the rough idea is that the human brain...

Lowered Depression and Improved Ability to Change: 3 Weeks of Exercise

by Madelaine Weiss | Aug 9, 2021 | Decisions, Fitness, Mind Mastery, Stress, Work

Depression in the U.S. You already know you tend to feel better after you worked out. But did you know that physical activity can help you to adapt and change? What better time than now to boost our capacity to change. The change upon us right now is head spinning,...

Study Shows Sadly 70% of Conversations End Too Late

by Madelaine Weiss | Aug 2, 2021 | Attention, Decisions, Leadership, Mind Mastery, Storytelling Animal, Talking, Work

Conversation Situation Less than 2% of conversations end at a point when both people want them to. GASP. Only about 10% of the time did both people wish the conversation had lasted longer. OY. And: The difference between what people wanted and what they got was, “on...

Hybrid: Study Finds Up To 77% Productivity Increase

by Madelaine Weiss | Jul 19, 2021 | Decisions, Fitness, Life, Mismatch, Work

Study Finds Up To 77% Productivity Increase for Hybrid Workers So It’s not just about the What, Why, How, and with Whom — but now more than ever, it’s about Where we work too. Environmental Fitness As per the first line of Getting to G.R.E.A.T.: “A Great Life Depends...

Groupthink: 1 Independence Day Exercise on Freedom for Your Own Mind

by Madelaine Weiss | Jun 28, 2021 | Decisions, Leadership, Mind Mastery

Caterpillar Groupthink Pine Processionary Caterpillars bring new meaning to the term Groupthink. In Jean-Henry Fabre’s famous experiment, each caterpillar had its head on the butt of the one in front of it, going round and round on the rim of a pot. In the...

Abundance or Scarcity? Even the Rich Can Suffer Scarcity. Here’s How to Fix That in 3 Simple Steps.

by Madelaine Weiss | Jun 14, 2021 | Decisions, Love, Mind Management, Money, Stress, Work

Bruce thought his problem was that he didn’t have enough money until I got a hold of him, and then got a hold of himself. In no time at all, he realized 1) no amount of money would get rid of the negativity that had a life of its own inside his head, and 2) that the...