Today's Personal Growth Pulse
NYT launches ‘Ask the Therapist’ column to bring mental‑health advice to the masses
The New York Times introduced a weekly column called “Ask the Therapist,” written by psychotherapist and best‑selling author Lori Gottlieb. The feature invites readers to submit personal dilemmas, which Gottlieb answers with clinical insight and narrative flair. The newspaper aims to make professional mental‑health guidance accessible to a broad audience.
What Leaders Get Wrong About Helping Their Struggling People
In this episode of Transform Your Workplace, host Brandon Laws and Zennium HR VP Lacey Partipillo explore how leaders can effectively support employees who are struggling. They emphasize the importance of regular, open‑ended conversations to uncover whether challenges stem from workload, skill gaps, personal issues, or resource constraints, and discuss tailoring the response—coaching, problem‑solving, or simply listening. Lacey shares practical tactics such as setting clear ground rules for one‑on‑ones, asking reflective questions, and recognizing self‑sabotaging beliefs that hinder performance. The dialogue underscores that leaders must remove friction, build trust, and balance stepping in with empowering employees to solve their own problems.
90 Minutes of Daily Writing Solves Many Problems
Writing every morning for 90 minutes will solve a significant number of your current problems
Sabbatical Revealed: Imposter Syndrome Was Driving My Business
For the last two years, I've been in survival mode. I just didn't call it that. Serve the clients. Pay the bills. Stay productive. Check the boxes. + I wasn't connecting to why I started this business. + I wasn't moving my own...
Using an Infrared Light to Improve Your Productivity Sounds Bizarre - so I Put that Claim to the Test
SunLED’s Sunbooster SLS2000 is a $265 USB‑C‑powered infrared lamp that clips onto a laptop and delivers near‑infrared (NIR) light for two to four hours a day. The author tested the device during a New England winter and found it easy...
Live Fully: Chuck Norris' Ten Timeless Principles
RIP @chucknorris. In 1990 he founded Chun Kuk Do, which included these principles to live by: 1. I will develop myself to the maximum of my potential in all ways. 2. I will forget the mistakes of the past and press on...
Discomfort Means You're Building, Not Following Consensus
If you're a startup founder right now and competitors are raising more money, getting more headlines, and investors are questioning your strategy... Good. That means you're doing the job right. Bill Walsh has this quote. "How do you know if...
Chris Arnold, Made Impact
Chris Arnold, founder of Made Impact, is building a nonprofit platform to capture a million stories of impact from international education and exchange programs. The organization aims to leverage those narratives to secure a Nobel Peace Prize nomination and to...
Your Choice Holds the Key to Freedom
Are you getting in your own way when it comes to your personal freedom and happiness? No matter your answer, remember this: There is strength in your choice. YOU hold the key to a better life 🔑
Three Things to Do when You’ve Quietly Stopped Caring at Work
Graeme Cowan warns that silent disengagement, often labeled “quiet quitting,” is a symptom of widespread burnout. Gallup data shows only 14% of Australian workers feel truly engaged, while Wiley research finds 47% of managers and 36% of employees report severe...
Four Hidden Causes of Unexplained Anxiety
4 Reasons Why You Feel Anxious For No Reason: 1. Underlying Anxiety Disorders. 2. Chronic Stress & Burnout. 3. Biological/Physical Factors. 4. Subconscious Triggers.
Reclaim Your Time: Support for Creative Mom Entrepreneurs
To the freelance & creatively self-employed mom who: *tries to be everything for everybody *started it all for the flexibility & creativity that regular “jobs” can’t give *feels pulled in a million different directions *tries to balance work & family without losing yourself *built something...
How to Build a Leadership Team You Can Trust
Alex Draper’s DX Learning survived a pandemic‑induced revenue collapse by relying on a leadership team built on performance trust rather than personal loyalty. He outlines five capabilities CEOs must trust—strategic judgment, decision‑making amid uncertainty, ownership, communication, and change leadership—supported by...
From 40‑hour Jobs to AI‑driven Digital Fleets
The old rule: Sell 40 hours of your life for a paycheck. The new rule: Own a "digital fleet" of AI agents that execute your vision 24/7. In a world where intelligence and soon labor are free, your judgment is the...
Listening: The Hidden Superpower of Great Leaders
Leslie Venetz Of The Sales-Led GTM Agency On The Hidden Superpower of Every Great Leader —… by ChayaWeiner https://medium.com/authority-magazine/leslie-venetz-of-the-sales-led-gtm-agency-on-the-hidden-superpower-of-every-great-leader-70cacab2c77f?source=social.threads
As a Chief Innovation Officer, Writing Fiction Helps Me with My Job. I'm Now a Better Strategist.
Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer Roopa Unnikrishnan says writing fiction sharpened her strategic skills. The research rigor, world‑building, and scenario‑planning required for a novel translate into deeper stakeholder mapping, pattern recognition and storytelling in boardrooms. She argues that this human‑centric...
Act with 60% Info, Beat Those Waiting for 100%
Uncomfortable truth: if you wait to have 100% of the information before acting, you’ll always lose to someone who acts at 60%
80% of Founder Tasks Are Unnecessary—Automate or Eliminate
Every founder says they’re too busy. Reality check: 80% of what you’re doing doesn’t matter. Automate it or stop doing it. Your future self will thank you.
The Secret Sauce of Leadership Trust in Health Care Teams
The article argues that trust is the "secret sauce" for high‑performing health‑care teams, linking neuroscience to better collaboration, reduced burnout, and superior patient care. It presents Harvard Business School professor Frances Frei’s three‑pillar framework—authenticity, logic, and empathy—as practical levers for...
10‑Minute Daily Clean‑Up Boosts Office Productivity
Tidy 10. At our office, once a day at 3 pm. Employees need to spend 10 minutes cleaning their workspace. If their space is clean, pick something else. We get so much done. I LOVE IT. Stole it from Rakuten company manual. Some...
New Study Finds Link Between Receptivity to “Corporate Bullshit” And Weaker Leadership Skills
A new study published in Personality & Individual Differences introduces the Corporate Bullshit Receptivity (CBSR) scale, measuring how impressed workers are by jargon‑laden corporate language. Across four experiments with 1,018 North American professionals, higher CBSR scores were linked to lower...
Book Freak #201: Indistractable
Nir Eyal’s *Indistractable* reframes distraction as an escape from internal discomfort rather than a technology problem. The book presents a research‑backed four‑step model—recognizing internal triggers, distinguishing traction from distraction, mastering discomfort, and scheduling traction time. By naming feelings and deliberately...
Adapt or Become Dead Weight: AI Fluency Decides
There are 4 types of workers in the AI era. Most people don't realize which one they are. The two axes that matter now: judgment and AI fluency. Turbo Brains — high on both. These are the people 10x-ing their output while...
Coaching Session Reveals My Chronic Overthinking Habit
After a brilliant day yesterday with my business coaches, I realised I am a chronic over-thinker. So why didn’t I think of that before?!
#699: Nir Eyal: The Four Questions That Can Change Any Belief
In this episode, Nir Eyal challenges common notions of motivation, arguing that it’s driven by the desire to escape discomfort rather than the pursuit of rewards. He explains why visualizing only desired outcomes can backfire, introducing the concept of mental...
Laziness Is Often Nervous System Overload, Not Sloth
I’m neurodivergent and have a PhD in healthcare research. Here are 12 things people call laziness that are often just nervous system overload: (save this post for bad days)
INNER SUN Equinox Meditation
In this Spring Equinox Inner Sun meditation, the host guides listeners through a 20‑25 minute visualization that aligns personal intentions with the heightened planetary energy of March 20, 2026, including Mercury going direct. The practice emphasizes vivification—infusing visions, resolutions, and...
How I Broke My Worst Habits with the Easy, Stress-Free Way Ever?
Breaking bad habits often feels like a battle of willpower, but the author discovered a calmer, easier path. By redesigning routines to make desired behaviors simpler than the old ones, the struggle faded. This approach emphasizes environmental tweaks and habit...
Why I Stopped Living for Tomorrow and Found Joy in the Present?
The author realized that constantly deferring happiness to a future milestone was stealing today’s joy. By chasing one goal after another, the "right time" to slow down never arrived, leading to chronic postponement. Embracing the present moment replaced endless preparation...
Build One Lasting AI System, Not Endless Noise
So many people I talk to are stuck in one of two places with AI: Either ignoring it because the noise is overwhelming, or frantically trying every new thing without building anything that lasts Both paths lead to the same place:...
Momentum Comes From Action, Not Endless Planning
If you're not sure what to do with your life, just do something. Write, record, publish, call, email, network. Anything. Momentum is always built through action, not thinking about action.
Study Finds 80% of Workers Experience Anxiety From Productivity Apps
A 2024 research study revealed that 80 percent of employees feel anxiety directly linked to productivity expectations and app‑driven metrics. The findings suggest that tools meant to boost efficiency may be eroding mental well‑being, sparking a debate over the future of...
Don’t Turn Feelings Into Forecasts
Don’t Turn Feelings Into Forecasts argues that emotions are fleeting signals, not reliable bases for long‑term decisions. The author warns that treating anxiety, fatigue, or anger as predictive truths can cause regretful actions such as quitting or sending rash messages....
Meaningful Work Demands Effort and Perseverance
Things that matter are difficult. If we want to do things that matter, it’s going to take effort.
Morning Pages Co-Writing in 30 Mintutes
The post invites creatives to a 30‑minute virtual Morning Pages session via Zoom at 9:30 ET. Participants will write silently, with no pressure to be on camera or dressed formally. The practice, championed by Julia Cameron, aims to clear mental clutter...
Three Growth Vehicles Reveal Your Hidden Deficiencies
Last month, I turned 30. So I've been reflecting on all the ups and downs I experienced in my 20s. There are 3 “vehicles” for personal progress. And taking on each will make your deficiencies *glaringly* obvious. But the average person is doing...
Own Your Trades: Accountability Beats Market Excuses
Don't blame the market for being bad. Blame yourself for participating in a bad market. Accountability is an important step towards profitability.
Education Redefined: Free, Self‑Paced Learning Over Grades
The ideal school would teach health, wealth and happiness. It‘d be free, self-paced and available to all. It‘d show opposing ideas and students would self-verify truth. No grades, no tests, no diplomas—just learning. Actually, you are already here. Careful who you...
Embrace Delusion, Lock in, Watch It Work
Stay f*cking delusional. Lock in so hard that other people think you’ve lost it. Remember, it’s only delusional until it works.
Overconfidence Stalls Sellers: Humility Drives Real Success
The difference between how good many sellers *think* they are vs. how good they actually are never ceases to amaze me. Arrogance caps your career and income.
Track Joy and Frustration Daily to Boost Founder Insight
Founders: For 1 week, keep a notebook by your desk with two columns: -things I love -things I don't like When you feel really happy/excited about something, jot it in the first column. When you feel dread or frustration, second column. Regardless of...
Make Days Better, Not Longer: Quality Matters
"I cannot make my days longer so I strive to make them better." (Henry David Thoreau was wrong, as it turns out)
20 Hours of Failure Beats Endless Speculation
It’s incredibly valuable to spend 20 hours really trying something, only to discover it doesn’t work. You would have spent far longer even just thinking about that wrong thing, to say nothing of the opportunity cost of not working on the...
How Your Vision Shapes Goal Difficulty Perception
There is a crucial but rarely mentioned relationship between how you use your visual system and how you perceive goals as difficult or easy. Even impacts physiology and goal attainment. Actionable.
VCs Thrive by Blocking Time, Limiting Calls to Tue‑Thu
VC is a constant game of context switching. A typical day as a VC looks like: Founder call>investor call>deal diligence>internal task>content creation>portco support>sourcing Blocking time to complete tasks is critical. For me, I ONLY schedule calls Tu-Th, Mo&Fri I’m heads down
22 Essential Traits Every Great Leader Needs
22 Qualities That Make a Great Leader - https://t.co/sVou3rg5wr - https://t.co/VUA6vOtz0B by Adam and Jordan Bornstein
Fear Traps Us
Millions of people are stuck in the gap between: Who they were And who they need to become The jump terrifies them... So they stay in the gap Forever "becoming" But Never arriving
Writing It Down, Not Just Saying It, Drives Change
It's what's caught, not taught. Anyone can say a lot of things… But it’s what you write down and apply that changes you.
Productivity Alone Leaves Gaps Without Meaningful Care
You can be incredibly productive… and still feel like you’re missing something. That gap often comes down to one thing: what you choose to care about. I’ll be talking about this with Mark Manson live. Bring your questions: https://t.co/EWZSzmok8z #mindset #attention
Even Perfect Schedules Can't Stop Endless Scrolling
Realest shit I ever heard: "People pray for more time. Then God gives them a clear calendar, a task list, a quiet morning, no meetings... but they still scroll for 3 hours." Everything's lined up and you still waste time. Let that sink...
Commitment Beats Self‑Doubt: Change Your Life
You'll be shocked to see how much your life can change when you stop asking "Am I good enough?" And start asking "Am I committed enough?" Skill is overrated Commitment is everything