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What is Positivity? You may think that âpositivityâ doesnât belong with such states of being as OCD, Anxiety, ADHD and the others featured in this 13-part series, but I think it does because it is markedly different than the average person. Positivity isnât just being nice. Positivity isnât being positive blindly. It is a state [âŠ]
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Forced Emergency Responders and âLove Bombing.â Emergency Responders and the 2:00am call for a wooden spoon When we think of emergency responders, we think of paramedics and ambulances and firefighters and police. If you make widgets, no one is going to call you at three in the morning to tell you they desperately need a [âŠ]
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What is OCD? Do I have OCD? OCD stands for obsessive-compulsive disorder. It shares a symptom with ADHD in which you can be caught in a repetitive loop because of anxiety and stimulus. But it is different than ADHD. The reality of OCD The reality of OCD often involves constant, intrusive thoughts and the need [âŠ]
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Toddlers with chainsaws Are chainsaws bad? No. Should toddlers use them? No. We use chainsaws to perform a task, we donât give them to toddlers because it is dangerous to do so and the toddlers donât understand the balance of danger and functionality. Airbags, insurance and fire extinguishers, oh my! Does your car have airbags? [âŠ]
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ADHD â Also known as Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. What is ADHD? Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. People with ADHD typically struggle with finding it difficult to focus. They are easily distracted in pursuit of stimulus. Sometimes the stimulus leads them to hyper-focus. The reality of ADHD The reality for many people is that ADHD is [âŠ]
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Anxiety â The feeling of stress, the activation of a fight-or-flight mode. Anxiety for some can be a fairly dull but constant sensation of having to attend to a problemâa nagging feeling that you need to take care of something. This can be from the demands of your job, your responsibilities as a parent, a [âŠ]
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Gamification, Iconization and Tangibility Those are some crazy words. Theyâre fun and I like saying them. But what do they mean? My history I have always enjoyed looking at things as a system. It was only relatively recently that I realized that was what I was doing. it was so natural and innate that I [âŠ]
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Are you creative? No matter what your job, career or calling is, no matter what hobbies you have or do not, you have creativity. What if we treat it as a separate skill? What happens then? Youâll be amazed. Join our free community at patreon to talk about it.
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âI see systemsâ This is something I have said for a very long time. Once I learned that this was one of my core directives it all made sense. But what does that mean, and how can that help you? Letâs talk about the systems in your life. If you donât see the system you [âŠ]
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đ NOTE: The members of the AFL Patreon Community heard this episode last week. They get them a week early. You can too. Join it for free! What is ADHD actually? The term ADHD gets thrown around a lot. People use it for everything to describe an actual condition in which someone cannot concentrate, to [âŠ]
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Itâs time. After all these episodes, books, coaching, and articles, itâs time to approach this differently and give us a better way to connect with each other. We both deserve it.
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I guarantee you will have a great day if you do this. And you might get a huge laugh out of it as well. Believe it or not this episode touches on and doubt, more experimental, psychology, and the holy Grail of positivity bias. All because your friend wants you to help him move a [âŠ]
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A New Genre You are now part of the birth of a new genreâengagement fiction. I know itâs new because I just made it up. If youâre a type a personality*, then you probably enjoy your brain being fully engaged for your work. But when it comes time for play, you may not really be [âŠ]
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Youâre probably selfish for a good reason. If not, your definition of selfishness is whatâs stopping you from taking care of yourself properly. This is not about self-care and self-love. Itâs about something entirely different.
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You might be giving too much power to something in your life, just because you gave it a LABEL. See labels for more on labels in: If you use them youâll get smarter (or dumber)
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How much real estate do you own? A fascinating way to look at one of The Big ThreeâŠ.
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We all have phrases we can readily repeat. Some of us have important phrases that have made an impact on us.
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Have you ever been stood up? The origin of the term has many folksy definitions. I encourage you to look it up as many are sort of saucy, But we recognize this meaning someone did not show up as planned for a meeting, and usually includes them not reaching out or responding to queries. Weâve [âŠ]
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The right and the wrong way to approach a networking event Most of my episodes are about experimental psychology, how to deal with and manage time, energy and resources, or a unique concept Iâd like you to consider. Sometimes the episode is a purely business-related show. This is one of them. The excruciatingly hilariously wrong [âŠ]
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Advice Who doesnât like giving advice? Who doesnât like receiving it? Wait, put your hands down, that was rhetorical. In all seriousness sometimes we need to ask for advice (we canât all be in a bubble) and we are lucky that someone values our wisdom enough to ask us for our advice. I certainly am [âŠ]
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