Tag: growth
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Moving Beyond the Fear Mindset
In a contemplative mood last night, I made a few tweets about fear: Most things we don’t accomplish in life have one root cause: fear. We fear failure, success, humiliation, poverty, etc so much we don’t try. Most cruelty is a reaction to fear. Few harsh actions come from a place that isn’t afraid of […]
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Flow Traps
One of the more popular psychological ideas in the public sphere is that of “flow.” The idea, originated by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, is that we’ll get more done and enjoy it more when we’re given a level of challenge to keep us engaged and exercising a sense of mastery. One shouldn’t have to look very hard […]