Written in partnership with AI, inspired by an exercise I am developing to perform a personal emotional evaluation. This piece is somewhat fluff, but there are insights here. Using the term "living" instead of "dealing" because success is not the idea of confronting our emotional mind

Imposter Syndrome comes up quite often in groups of people that depend on social equity as part of their value proposition. For example, when we ask people to collaborate on a solution or someone is managing other people. It is natural for people to compare themselves with those around them.

We wouldn’t jump into a foot race without warming the body with some light activity first. Many settings require the use of the Mind, yet we call the Mind to action with no preparation. Mental performance requires a complex orchestration of sensory and thought management while, in an ideal

Wonder invites curiosity and what-ifs. Wonder is often lost in our places of work because people are more often than not doing what they are asked to do, with little to no input. Without being invited to contribute in ways other than performing the activity, people have to find motivation

Over time, systems of people develop their language to describe their work. The domain language of a human system helps it with explaining common concepts and, in the best cases, adds specificity to rather complex subjects. Unfortunately, though, human systems are changing all of the time, which brings new contributors

There is no stronger bond between people than shared responsibility for one another. How leaders design an environment that expects human cooperation will affect how the people around them develop a sense of accountability between one another, or in some high-tension environments, may inadvertently achieve high levels of responsibility between

Attention is a commodity often overlooked by all except those who understand how to capitalize on it. Attention is the ability to maintain a selected subject for a prolonged period. Attention allows us to align all of our senses into a single direction putting every bit of human capabilities to

Anxiety is an emotion people feel when something they care about is in a state of uncertainty. People often associate feelings of anxiousness as a detractor to their lives when anxiety can be a powerful emotion that invites us to ask more profound questions of ourselves. Avoiding anxiety or wishing

“Laziness arises when the cost of an activity seems to outweigh the benefits.” The Mind Illuminated: A Complete Guide Integrating Buddhist Wisdom and Brain Science for Greater Mindfulness Laziness is a trait all humans have. Laziness is also not something we can control, at least not without extraordinary effort. Laziness

Before humans decide to spend energy, something motivating needs to be present. Each individual weighs this motivation and an internal check of whether or not they will consume energy. An Attractor is a type of motivation, and we often see it used in marketing campaigns and in products designed to