Mind Material
I’m always reading the latest research on positive psychology, neuroscience, and neurodiversity, and I love sharing these resources with my community, via my newsletter and blog.
Finding Flow in the WTF Moments: A New Take on Adaptability
Perspective shapes reality. Some see disaster. Others discover magic. This is more than resilience or grit – those imply merely surviving. We're talking about thriving.
Move Your Body, Unlock Your Mind
Physical movement while walking helps activate the brain's attention systems. When walking, the brain releases neurotransmitters like dopamine and norepinephrine – the same chemicals that ADHD medications target. This natural boost helps improve focus, working memory, and cognitive processing.
Shifting Mindset: Finding Balance Between Ambition and Acceptance
At Mind Coach, I often encounter high-achieving professional clients who feel they are always catching up. They own up to the fact that they can’t get ahead with anything new because they don’t have the time and space to develop strategies and see the big picture. They are constantly falling behind, trying to catch up. Even though they cannot take on more, they seem to always say yes, forcing themselves to work late into the night or on weekends. Yet they don’t let anyone know, because they feel they should be able to do things faster and better than anyone else, able to do it all alone without complaints.
This is due to a form of time blindness. We Turbo Thinkers© really struggle with time estimation, so much so that our magical thinking extends to the point of making us delusional.