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What if they’re wrong?

Shannon HicksAugust 23, 2019August 22, 2019

by Shannon HicksAugust 23, 2019August 22, 20191275

When common knowledge & the status quo are wrong History is replete with examples of when commonly accepted wisdom was flat out wrong. Remember the doctors who treated an ailing President George Washington with bloodletting- so much so that they hastened his demise? What about the use of home

What will you do next?

Shannon HicksAugust 16, 2019August 15, 2019

by Shannon HicksAugust 16, 2019August 15, 20191352

Reacting is normal but what’s next? When the stock market tanks 800 points in one day or your family doctor tells you that your recent bloodwork is concerning you naturally react to a stressful situation. The Greeks and early Stoics called this ‘phantasiai’, or the immediate impression you form. The

Finding the win

Shannon HicksAugust 9, 2019August 8, 2019

by Shannon HicksAugust 9, 2019August 8, 20194 419

Finding the small advantage for a win Do you remember a time when facing certain defeat you found a way to pull out a win? An inconspicuous, unnoticed, and seemingly unimportant detail that shifted the tide into your favor?

The Comparison Trap

Shannon HicksJune 7, 2019June 6, 2019

by Shannon HicksJune 7, 2019June 6, 20194 511

Unhappy? You may be comparing yourself to others Theodore Roosevelt famously said that comparison is the thief of joy. Often our dissatisfaction and unhappiness are rooted in comparing ourselves to others.

Monitoring your inner voice

Shannon HicksMay 24, 2019May 23, 2019

by Shannon HicksMay 24, 2019May 23, 20190462

What is your inner voice telling you? Seneca recounts the story of a fellow philosopher Crates walking the streets of Athens when he came upon a young man talking to himself. “What are you doing?”, he asked. The man replied, “I’m talking to myself”. “Be careful” said Crates, “for

Allergies

Shannon HicksApril 19, 2019April 18, 2019

by Shannon HicksApril 19, 2019April 18, 20193 475

Allergies: they’re more than physical After walking out to my car the find a fresh yellow blanket of pollen, and sneezing so loudly I wondered if nearby drivers could hear me, allergies came to mind. Top of mind. Allergies are our body’s immune system reacting abnormally to a foreign

The Stories We Tell Ourselves

Shannon HicksMarch 22, 2019March 21, 2019

by Shannon HicksMarch 22, 2019March 21, 20190451

Be wary of false narratives Modern philosopher Nassim Taleb has warned of the “narrative fallacy”—the tendency to assemble unrelated events of the past into stories. These stories, however gratifying to create, are inherently misleading. What’s need is a strong sense of objectivity. A difficult task when it comes to

A Phone Detox

Shannon HicksMarch 8, 2019March 8, 2019

by Shannon HicksMarch 8, 2019March 8, 20191772

Steps to overcoming phone addiction In his New York Times column, Kevin Roose writes, “if you’re anything like me — and the statistics suggest you probably are, at least where smartphones are concerned — you have one, too”. He notes that unlike addictions that carry a stigma, such as

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productivity

What if they’re wrong?

What will you do next?

Finding the win

The Comparison Trap

Monitoring your inner voice

Allergies

The Stories We Tell Ourselves

A Phone Detox

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