The prefrontal cortex (PFC) is the part of the brain that is responsible for complex behaviors. It is often referred to as the executive center of the brain. The PFC is energy intensive and limited in its capacity, and processes things in a serial manner.
(more…)I am reading Ray Dalio’s book Principles and came across a quote that struck me.
“Maturity is the ability to reject good alternatives in order to pursue even better ones.”
Ray Dalio
A quick thought today – a pattern I have seen from observing my role models and mentors. Nothing worth learning and discovering has come without their first being a question.
Progress requires asking questions.
How are you at asking questions?
If you have tips for staying hungry, curious, and having a questioning mindset please share them with me and I can update this post.
For several weeks I have been pondering a question – what is learning?
I consider learning effective, when one can carry out a task for productive gain, learning requires action. My current definition of learning is:
(more…)I like to ask people about the books they are reading or some of their favorite books so I can expand my thinking and learn something new. One such recommendation came from Nicci Bosco, she runs ultra-marathons, and there is one book that she reads every time she is preparing for a big race.
(more…)In the last few weeks, I have listened to a podcast on daily rituals, been involved in designing a virtual learning experience, watched a corporate training, and been coached. In all these unrelated activities I’ve found a common theme.
(more…)All things organic, given enough time, will break down and disintegrate. I’m not familiar with a formal law stating this (I suppose the second law of thermodynamics comes close) but I consider this the law of disintegration.
(more…)A little over a year ago I took a course to become a Gallup Certified Strengths Coach. I’m a strong believer of Gallup’s approach to development and excellence. How they defined weakness has always stayed with me.
(more…)While running recently, I had a realization which began feelings of discomfort and I couldn’t shake them. For context, in a recent coaching call, I shared how I’ve observed individuals who are self-promoting, selfish and self-centered. I explained how I want to stay as far away as possible from what I perceived to be very status driven behavior.
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Recently I spoke with David Rock who is the co-founder and CEO of the NeuroLeadership Institute (NLI). Our discussion began focusing on virtual learning and during the conversation we went on a tangent that was extremely insightful to me.
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