How To Use Your Vagal Lifeline
In light of the persistence of the current COVID-19 situation, I have chosen (more than usual) to continue to use neuroscience from still another “different” angle.
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A Powerful Arrow For Your Catastrophe Quiver
This is the latest (but almost certainly not the last!) effort to share ideas/resources related to dealing with the impact of world challenges: with the COVID-19 outcome still uncertain – climate issues looming that will likely dwarf COVID-19, all this against a backdrop of social and other inequalities.
A Metaphor For The Times
September 24, 2020 ~ Written by: W.B. “Bud” Kirchner At Kirchner Group we have a rule of thumb: you don’t really understand something until you can describe it via metaphor. With the COVID-19 outcome still uncertain – climate issues looming that will likely dwarf COVID-19, all this against a backdrop of social and other inequalities, we...
Effectiveness VS Efficiency: Striving for greater efficiency when there is a much more effective option available may be disastrous [GUEST POST]
We are pleased to present a guest post written by Dr. Constantinos Pantidos. In this article, Dr. Pantidos discusses why in a time of unprecedented change, reaching for greater efficiency when there is a much more effective option available could be disastrous.
10 Paradoxes That Will Bite You in the Ass (2nd in Series) “Post hoc ergo propter hoc”
While this series will touch on big and ugly paradoxes (we started with the 1st paradox being - unbiased decisions) that are arguably easy to recognize, this example is so 'obvious' that one could get bitten by it through lack of attention or better sounding, "cognitive bias".
The brand strategy discontinuation between what business does and what science knows [GUEST POST]
We are pleased to present a guest post written by Dr. Constantinos Pantidos. Dr. Pantidos is the Founder of Brand Aviators, a brand strategy agency that helps clients around the world build their brands “neural equity”.
“Takers”- Adding Another Perspective to the Discussion A Result of the Imp
Thanks to a good friend and highly regarded neuroscientist Gitendra Uswatte, we have gone back to the drawing board on the article entitled Takers - A Result of the Imp of the Perverse - Part 1.
What Can Paying Attention to Your Breath Do for You? Mindfulness Impact on Mind-Body-Soul
This post is simply a cross section of information designed to illustrate some of the many documented benefits of mindfulness. As a quick sidebar, I believe it is philosophically inconsistent with mindfulness for it to be used to “enhance performance”.