Human nature
Peace in our time
We're only as whole as our relationships—to be healthy, physically and mentally, is not something we find inside, but around us: in the richness of our connections to the people and things that surround us.
Human nature
Human nature
The power of a decision
"I don't know if I can." I hear those words all the time, in my work and from friends. They often come as the person is feeling challenged to take a step in a new direction, to make a hard decision. And by "hard"
Empathy
Good art demands good critics
All frustrating criticism to one main issue: dishonesty. And the fundamental dishonesty at the core of poor criticism is self-centredness.
Human nature
We take change for granted
It's sometimes too easy to take for granted how amazing the times are that we live in. But it's also quite natural for us to.
Communication
We believe what we find believable
People on both sides of every argument throw facts at each other, certain any reasonable person must draw only one conclusion from these facts. But that’s not the case.
Human nature
Ignore your way to happiness
If you were promised £50 and got £100 you’d be delighted. If you'd been promised £200 you’d feel cheated. Same £100, different expectations.
Empathy
I don’t want to be “nice”
I'm suspicious of nice people. Or, to be precise, people who have niceness as an ideal. Allow me to explain…
Human nature
Light against darkness, hope against hope
What do you do when it feels like all hope is lost? You can hope on, anyway.
Communication
Stories are like maps, facts are like photos
Stories are like maps, facts are like photos. Here’s why…
Human nature
How to be a hypocrite
If you’re going to be a better person tomorrow, you’re going to have to act the part—"fake it 'til you make it", so to speak.
Communication
You’re not lazy. You just need better feedback.
Great feedback is like a map: and it can transform your life. Here’s the story of how that happened for a friend and for me.
Human nature
Weaknesses are strengths turned inside out
We think of strengths and weaknesses as 2 things, when they’re 2 sides of a coin. Dunno your strengths? Begin by considering your weaknesses.