by Madelaine Weiss | Aug 14, 2022 | Decisions, Attention, Happiness, Leadership, Mind Mastery, Stress
Adverse Impact of Overthinking Too many people practically brag, “Oh, I just overthink everything,” with little to no idea how toxic and degrading overthinking can be to themselves and others. A new study found: …when intense cognitive work is prolonged for several...
by Madelaine Weiss | Aug 6, 2022 | Crisis, Decisions, Leadership, Stress
How Stressed Are We? A 2022 APA poll found that almost 90% of American adults feel “like there has been a constant stream of crises without a break over the last two years…now reaching unprecedented levels of stress that will challenge our ability to cope.” But not...
by Madelaine Weiss | Jul 22, 2022 | Crisis, Decisions, Emotion, Life, Stress
The Art of Apology When You—Think—You’ve Done Nothing Wrong, I Should Say. Just this week, someone (we’ll call him Dave) asked if we could discuss his apology to a family he believes he infected with Covid on a weekend visit with them at their home. He said, of...
by Madelaine Weiss | Jul 17, 2022 | Decisions, Eating, Sleeping, Stress, Work
The Stress Situation. Sounds simple. Eat well. Sleep well. Most of us know this. Many don’t do this—and then complain about being stressed. Not everyone is complaining about stress. CNN’s Harry Enten reported on 7/16/22 that, although 77% of respondents think the...
by Madelaine Weiss | Jul 10, 2022 | Fitness, Mind Mastery, Stress, Success
Who is This Immersive Virtual Reality For? No, it is not to help the lazy get the gain without the pain. What is exciting here is the potential for Immersive Virtual Reality (IVR) to help heart and neurological patients, or patients hospitalized or compromised...
by Madelaine Weiss | Jun 4, 2022 | Success, Attention, Emotion, Leadership, Mind Mastery, Stress
Fear is universal, meaning that we all have it, even if some of what scares us might not scare someone else. Common human fears include: open spaces, closed spaces, heights, flying, insects, snakes, storms, needles, dogs—and, yes, fear of other people (“the most...
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