Sports science has made considerable strides in the last few years, and many of its techniques and discoveries are highly applicable to everyday life. We can learn a lot about ourselves by using knowledge and practices that take us away from our daily routines.
In Praise of Ritual
Rituals help us to chain-link one thing to another as we move towards our chosen aim. The structure of routine comforts us, and the uniqueness of our own rituals focuses our attention on our personal goals.
By giving meaning to our routines, we decide where to place our attention and what we care about.
Seven notes for unlocking creativity in the workplace.
The 5-Second Rule
The Four Laws of Habit Change
How To Change a Habit.
Conspiracy Theories
Scarcity. Why things become more attractive the less available they are.
The Strangest Secret, Lipstick and Meaning
VUCA
The Law of Compensation
Empathy Mapping in Design Thinking.
Why New Year Resolutions don’t work! Unless you do this….
The Pepsodent Principle and smoking! Replace Bad Habits for Good!
32 years ago I used to be a very heavy smoker, nearly two packs per day. Soon after the birth of my daughter, we brought her home from the hospital. As I held her in my arms I was also just finishing a cigarette. My daughter gave a little cough and I realised if there was ever a time to give up smoking this was it!