How to Trick Your Mind Into Doing Things You Hate to Do Success Magazine, Shawn Achor August 26, 2016 Believe it or not, adversity and challenge at work don’t have to be the enemies of engagement and motivation; they can actually be the glue. Why? The answer lies in Leon Festinger’s famous work on a psychological phenomenon called…
Who is the most important person on a team? If you follow sports, you know commentators will often talk about the “glue guys” or “glue gals” who hold their teams together in the midst of challenge and are largely responsible for their triumphs. Sometimes it’s even the injured quarterback sitting on the sidelines. The same…
Numerous studies have shown that stress can be unhealthy—the American Institute of Stress has linked it to the six leading causes of death. Unfortunately, knowing how bad it is makes us fear stress even more. But this is only half the story. The human brain actually works best in the presence of this tension. Stress can…