I've been quiet the past few weeks working on this: Accessible career coaching for those who don't know what they want to do.
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I agree that the last bias, confirmation bias, is one of the most insidious.
So often we make a decision and then go hunting for information to make us feel better about it.
Far better to get the information, make the decision and then move on. lnkd.in/ecciDxDP
Quite a few articles I've seen recently drawing a thick line between habit and ritual.
Still don't see many about, dare I say it, discipline! lnkd.in/epT_uaCr
Feeling down about the news?
Try this one for a more optimistic long-term view. lnkd.in/eXAAsfeH
Crafting a career, even if you’re already halfway through, is always a leap into the unknown.
So how to manage the uncertainty?
1. Identify what’s important to you: It’s not as easy as it seems to understand your own values, so you’ll have to revisit t…lnkd.in/eTz2x_nB
Working on a new project - would love to get people's ideas. lnkd.in/e2_KQgeQ
When you look into the dark hole of the thing you're afraid of, you often find it's not as bad as you thought.
Shining a light on bogeyman in the dark in many cases makes him disappear.
A great article on how to think about risk from Grey Swan Guild. lnkd.in/e6edSJ6A
If you haven't seen it, I can also highly recommend the Seven Up! documentary series.
It shows how kids from the age of seven develop over the years. Quite fascinating to reflect on your own exceptions about how they'll turn out. lnkd.in/e_Uq58qi
Interesting new perspective on choice and decision-making.
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"We fear that when we quit we are admitting failure—that we have wasted our energy. But we need to start thinking about waste as a forward-looking problem, not a backward-looking one. That means realizing that spending another minu…lnkd.in/evZ5yF4u lnkd.in/eQg8pYeX
Are bosses really just "good" or "bad"?
Having been lots of people's boss in the past, I can confidently assert that I was somewhere in between.
I was also a better boss for some people than others.
And I got better over time -…lnkd.in/edyNxJzK lnkd.in/er_WjB_P
"Identifying the causes and possible courses of action for negative emotional experiences helps people feel better. People generally enjoy having less uncertainty and a better idea of what to do next. Indeed, this is why affect lab…lnkd.in/eHFnjqCA lnkd.in/eQFrJuA8
Emotion is every bit as important as logic when making decisions.
Yet you don’t want to be pulling the trigger on important decisions on a whim. That’s what animals do.
Far better to increase awareness of your emotions, especially negative ones, and l…lnkd.in/eySjvRmJ
A great article on how to make better decisions.
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In my newsletter this week, I told my subscribers how they could create a "philosophy of myself," which they can use to figure out what they want to do and create more ambitious futures for themselves.
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Are you a maximiser or a satisficer when it comes to job searching?
Maximiser = aims for the best possible outcome
Satisficer = aims for good enough
Seems like maximisers will do better. And in some ways they do. But it depends what you mean by better.…lnkd.in/eXtqf2X9
Counterfactual thinking is a way to open your mind to new possibilities. In particular, it helps you imagine futures different from the status quo, with questions such as:
If you had to start again, what would you do?
If there were no limits on your…lnkd.in/ejePgJUv
"Procrastination lies between logic and emotion, between ambition and achievement. Bridging that gap can be difficult, even when you know full-well that if you do, the dreaded task will no longer lurk at the back of your mind like…lnkd.in/em5HRvq5 lnkd.in/etpPv4aU
