Evolution had shaped the human brain to be acutely aware of all potential dangers. Combined with the tendency of the media’s “only bad news is good news”, this has a profound impact on human perception: it literally shuts off our…
It’s the time of the year again where we start out with a bag full of New Year’s Resolutions and than slowly … one by one … fail to execute them. Do you happen to have set the resolution to…
Because it’s kind of a tradition and because I have a 100% success rate with my previous forecasts here we go again: But first, let’s ponder on this: What’s the significance of a year anyway? It’s merely the orbital period…
At the beginning of 2019, I set myself the goal to read a book per week. I believe reading is “learning accelerated”. In a handful of hours, I get to absorb what took someone else years to accumulate, understand, distill,…
Are you motivated to work and to invest? By what exactly? Some say, “One single motivation model does not fit all, because everyone is different.“ I say, “Everyone is NOT different. At our core, we are wired the same way.…
Had a chat with my sons. I thought at their age of 20 and 18 (soon) it is about time for some real adult talk. So I asked them whether they’d prefer wisdom or gold. The unanimous answer was gold.…
How we talk about issues makes a difference. Notice that coining that term they didn’t call it “work-home balance” or “work-family balance.” By the ’70s and ’80s, when the work-life movement gained momentum, they had already taken it for granted…
When I read articles about climate change it leaves me overwhelmed with the size of the problem and paralyzed into inaction. But only collective actions help. So I chose to stay engaged with my small gestures. Gestures of hope. Hope,…
Are you yearning for retirement? But retirement has an image problem. What kind of mental picture does this word conjure up for you — sunny beaches and no longer having to set an alarm clock? Or a stressful feeling about…
How many trees are there on Earth again? There are approximately 3 TRILLION TREES IN THE WORLD. A number that looks even more impressive when it’s written out: 3,000,000,000,000. That’s about 390 trees per person. But what’s more astonishing is…