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The 30% Jerk

Why unpredictable people — and unpredictable tools — create unpredictable stress and cost you more than difficult ones ever will I was on the phone...
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Four Cities. Seven Stages. 10,000 hours.

Speak to a thousand people for an hour, and you haven't just given a talk. You've spent a thousand hours of human life. That's the...
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Why You Feel Behind on AI (And why Nobody really Is)

There’s an urgency about life at the moment. Truth be told, I’m writing this blog entry mostly to reassure myself, but I’m hoping it resonates...
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Helplessness Isn’t Learned. It’s Measured

In 2004, two researchers named Sally Dickerson and Margaret Kemeny went through 208 laboratory experiments looking for what actually makes the human stress system fire....
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The Infinity Tax

Why the most powerful tools in human history are leaving you flat on the couch at 4pm AI is not saving you time. I know...
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AI Panic: Why Your Stress About AI Implementation Is Actually Your Superpower

You know that knot in your stomach when leadership announces another AI initiative? The one that tightens when you see yet another headline about AI...
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The Hidden Cost of Inaction: Why Playing It Safe Is the Riskiest Strategy

Why Our Brains Miscalculate Risk Here's what neuroscience tells us about why we consistently underestimate the cost of inaction: our brains are wired to weigh...
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Stress Needs a Better PR Agent (It’s Not the Villain You Think It Is)

The Most Misunderstood System in Your Body Stress has the worst public relations team in the history of human biology. Seriously, think about it. Your...
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The War on Stress Is as Doomed as the War on Drugs (Here’s Why)

War That's Already Lost In 1971, President Nixon declared a "War on Drugs." Fifty years and over $1 trillion later, drug use rates are virtually...
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You’re Not Broken: Why Self-Help Addiction Means the Industry Failed You

As a stress physiologist and wellness speaker, I'm sick of people believing they are sick. How many self-help books are on your shelf right now?...
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The Science of service: why helping others is the ultimate stress antidote

The Breakdown I recently wrote a piece for the Wall Street Journal about a stressful experience and the surprising antidote I discovered - helping others....
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Why Your Best Employees Are Giving Up (And How to Reignite Their Fight)

The Silent Killer of High Performance (Tips from a science-backed motivational speaker) I was recently in a meeting with a typically high-performing leadership team when...
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