by WillBowen | Jun 17, 2019 | JumpStarts
SYNOPSIS Hedonic Adaptation explains so many things. Hedonic Adaptation may also explain why you struggle with being pessimistic. Hedonic Adaptation, you’ll remember, is a human being’s propensity to adapt to ongoing experiences. The best example is how the first bite...
by WillBowen | Jun 14, 2019 | JumpStarts
SYNOPSIS The other day as I walked into the gym I looked around and noticed the people who were there. Over the next hour as I did my exercise, I noticed many of them leaving and others showing up. What really caught my attention is that between the people who are in...
by WillBowen | Jun 13, 2019 | JumpStarts
SYNOPSIS I was recently listening to a podcast about Genghis Khan, and I learned some amazing things. Not a nice guy, ol’ Genghis, but he still offered some suggestions on how we can live and work better. For example, what do you think Genghis Khan did to an enemy...
by WillBowen | Jun 12, 2019 | JumpStarts
SYNOPSIS Everybody has some level of “learned helplessness.” When anything having to do with technology comes up, my wife’s mind goes blank and fails to function. For years, I hired other people to do the bookkeeping for our business even though they were basically...
by WillBowen | Jun 11, 2019 | JumpStarts
SYNOPSIS For years, I suffered from severe indigestion. I was already vegan, so I also cut out gluten, sugar, fried foods, anything I could think of, but every day it felt like someone was slowly sticking a hot poker into my chest. Doctors prescribed medications, I...
by WillBowen | Jun 10, 2019 | JumpStarts
SYNOPSIS Would you believe that in many cases guilt and empathy are proportional? Think about it – – a person who has very little empathy for others also has very little guilt about their impact on others. I know what you’re thinking and, yes, there is certainly the...
