by Tim Parkins | Nov 3, 2024
Feeling Surrounded By Negativity? Here’s Why (you might not like the answer!) If you’re feeling like the world is unfair, you’ll find no shortage of things to confirm it. Life will present plenty of evidence that matches the way you feel. This idea aligns with the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon, or frequency illusion—a cognitive bias that makes something you recently noticed or learned about seem to appear everywhere. When you focus on something, like a particular model of a red car, it seems like…
by Tim Parkins | Oct 27, 2024
Extinguish Burnout: 10 Proven Strategies For Keeping You Sane The state of the Western world’s workforce is in utter disarray. With so many trying to survive — yet struggling — in jobs that make them miserable, mental health issues are sprouting up like weeds. The situation is not sustainable for either employees or employers. In order to be effective in their work, people need to have a general sense of well-being and safety in the workplace. They need a stable foundation from which to work….
by Tim Parkins | Oct 20, 2024
Your Job Title Doesn’t Matter. Who You’re Becoming Does. You need to figure out what you want out of work, other than a paycheck. For many, work is a central part of their identity. It’s ingrained in our culture. When you meet someone new, your job title is often the first thing you share. This feels normal—after all, it’s a social norm in much of the Western world. But this is dangerous. Your job isn’t meant to be your entire personality—at least not if you’re striving for an interesting and…
by Tim Parkins | Oct 13, 2024
Manage Your Mojo, Not Your Time. Ever struggled with completing tasks despite knowing they’re essential? Or felt disappointed with your work, thinking it took too long for produced and wasn’t at the quality you’d have liked it to be? I know I have! So you’re not alone. Don’t blame yourself for being “lazy”; motivation, focus, and attention are scarce resources. It’s not just about time and task management; it’s about managing your energy. Why Managing Energy is Crucial For knowledge workers,…
by Tim Parkins | Oct 6, 2024
Leading by Example: The Power of Prioritizing Self-Care I recently took some time off because I wasn’t feeling well. While I was laying in bed resting, rather than feeling like I could relax and recharge, I felt guilty. I knew how much work was in the hopper and I felt I was letting the team down by not being there to shoulder my portion of the load. I wondered why I felt that way. After all, I talk so much about intentionally designing a life and career that you can love, and here I was,…
