Decidophobia and the Doublechecker
I discovered a new word last week: “Decidophobia”. It was coined by Princeton philosopher Walter Kaufmann in his 1973 classic, Without Guilt and Justice. Kaufmann argues that fear of making decisions and a failure to exert decisive control over their own lives are often what prompt people to conform to societal rules because they can abdicate responsibility of choices to governments and religion. I came across the word in an article by Ruth Ostrow: “Making a choice won’t hurt y.....
Read MoreGrit, Conscientiousness and the Entrepreneur
Professor Angela Duckworth, aka the Queen of “Grit”, has built a very successful brand. In this article about Duckworth she defines grit as a skill: something that can be built through determination and focus. She suggests three ways to improve your grit. Find Your Calling: People with high levels of grit are as motivated by the pursuit of pleasure as much as anyone else, but what marks them out is their greater interest in meaningful activities that serve a higher purpose. P.....
Read MoreBook Review: The H Factor of Personality
By Kibeom Lee and Michael C. Ashton Bruce Lewolt, my American partner, recommended that I read this book. It was a terrific recommendation and a terrific book. In addition there is terrific review on Amazon: A Personality Model That Isn't Afraid Of The Dark dated 26 November 2012 with which I wholeheartedly agree. The Big 5 Personality Model is missing any reference to the Dark Triad and the H factor handles this. Lee & Ashton then go on to redefine the Big Five as the HEXACO .....
Read MoreBook Review: ‘How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain’ Part II
By Lisa Feldman Barrett The British Psychological Society recently published two interesting articles that tied into my previous post on Feldman’s new book and the Theory of Constructed Emotions. The first was “My-side bias” makes it difficult for us to see the logic in arguments we disagree with. The second article was A cartography of consciousness – researchers map where subjective feelings are located in the body. I then realised that after having published my review .....
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Peter Morris, Executive Officer, Lomax Financial Group
Your presentation on 'Lifting your Level of Emotional Intelligence" to 10 CEOs scored an average 8.9 out of 10 for the topic and 8.5 for the presentation which is great. A couple of the attendees gave you a 10 out of 10, and the comments were:
- Great presentation. Very informative.
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- made me think.
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