This is not a hard and fast rule. But it is uncannily accurate. We call it “the first 10 minutes” rule. Here’s how it goes, you sit down to watch a
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Getting Sucked In
Back in the 90’s we were introduced to a metaphor circling in the business world that likened micromanaging your employees to getting your tie stuck in the gears
Fumbling the Baton
The relay event in track has two key skills required, run really fast, and don’t drop the metal tube. The second skill is not terribly complicated but it is
The good silver
The New York Times interviewed Joan Didion many years ago and she left us with a perfect piece of wisdom. Interviewer: There’s a certain aesthetic to the way you
The art of chatting
We would like to put a name to something that really doesn’t yet have a fitting and proper label. There are a lot of words that come close, but
You CAN always want what you get
I was caught the other day singing the lyrics to the Rolling Stones song “You Can't Always Get What You Want," I say caught because I was singing it incorrectly. I sang,
Reality Tunnel
The other day we heard a friend describe what he termed a “reality tunnel.” We had never heard the phrase before. When we construct our own “reality tunnels,”
Expectations can be habits
Our expectations are a type of habit. For example, every morning when you start your morning routine, you probably expect your faucet to run. It is a habit that is
Are you taking it for granted?
What’s really happening when we “take something for granted”? We stop noticing a person, a thing, an event or a situation. We stop being in the moment and experiencing all
The anchor bias
There’s a phenomenon in the investment world called anchor bias. Basically, it means that an investor holds onto a stock because they initially thought it would perform very well