Open loops can be professional or personal and are tasks that need doing but have no deadline, plan or decision in place AND weigh heavily on your mind. The phenomenon of the ‘open loop’ was first discovered by psychologist and psychiatrist, Bluma Zeigarnik. She...
In a recent interview Jeff Bezos was talking about building a successful company culture and offered this simple hypothetical example of compromise. “How tall do you think this ceiling is? I say 10 feet.” “You say 11 feet.” “Let’s compromise and call it 10.5 feet.” ...
The ability to communicate effectively is not innate; it is a learned skill that requires ongoing practice and refinement. We may take for granted that we listen and are listened to over the course of a conversation, but you’d be surprised how little we actually...
Forget those clunky spreadsheet trackers, poorly designed apps and lost workout notebooks. Today we’re talking about the Workout Tracker called Strong, your “Workout. Notebook. Reinvented.” I’ll admit I was skeptical when I first downloaded it. I’ve been...
In Colorado they are famous for the Rocky Mountains, but what people don’t realize is that the state is divided almost exactly in half. And to the east are the great Kansas plains. Because of the unique landscape Colorado is one of the few places in the world where...
