This article is about conditions of worth — a term coined by the psychologist Carl Rogers for something most of us carry without ever naming it: the terms other people set, usually without meaning to, for when we’re allowed to feel good about ourselves. Rogers’ idea, from his 1959 theory of personality, is that from…
A lot of people are bored at work — more than would ever admit it, and in some industries, far more than others. Not burned out. Bored. There’s a difference, and it matters more than most people realise. Burnout gets all the attention. It’s dramatic. It makes good copy. There are TED talks about it,…
Reactance bias can help or hinder us in life. Use it the right way, and it’s a powerful driver. Get it wrong, and we’re going to stubbornly hang on to the bad stuff in our lives just because we can. Let me tell you a story that shaped my entire career. When I was a…