I write in cafés all over the world about mastering your time, mind and sleep. As a Café Person since I was 11, I’ve christened my blog The Neo Café— for your dose of Mastering Your Psychological Capital, my signature blend of cutting-edge neuroscience, psychology and ancient wisdom– in plain English for busy high-performers like yourself who want quick and thorough solutions. My work’s available in 41 languages, and here’s how we can partner together.
Tech layoffs. The death of the remote jobs that thrived during COVID-19. And the recession. To put it bluntly, the recession that was supposed to happen during the pandemic, then got artificially resuscitated by government funds all over the world, throw in the Russian-Ukraine…
Anyone can rationalize why the past was a lesson and convince themselves that they are happy. But despite the awesome people you’re with, if your past still haunts you in your darkest moments, then it still owns you.
How can you tell if your past…
Very early on, my former partner suggested moving to a village. I wanted to stay put, but before long he convinced me that moving elsewhere would be “a romantic start to close the past.” And so we did. A year later, he guilted me…
We often talk about how burnout can affect relationships. Sometimes we acknowledge that relationships themselves can burn us out as well. But the how is often missing: How do relationships cause burnout?
As it is, we normalize burnout. It creeps up gradually before you find…
The performance review. The peer review. The relationship check-in. We are no strangers to reviews in our work and, sometimes, love lives. But how about extending that to yourself?
I’ve read a few tongue-in-cheek memes that go somewhere along the lines of how 2023 one-third…
You kinda know it. You’ve seen the way people look at you, you hear the whispers. People say you’re causing stress, and that stresses you out even more.
That’s okay. Many leaders become leaders because of their technical skills; and no one teaches us leadership.…
The four day work week. Mental wellbeing. A course on how to communicate better with others. Time management seminars.
All sound fancy and good.
But do you remember the last time you walked in and felt great, then left and completely forgot? Or, made some change…