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.
Most people have an intuitive sense of whether they’re an extrovert or introvert. But sometimes people can confuse healthy introversion for what may actually be echoism. In essence, think of the echoist as the counterpart of the narcissist. Coined by psychologist Craig Malkin, echoists…
Something I often hear is the protest, “But I don’t have a big sad story like being abandoned by a parent or nearly losing my life”.
One of the saddest things we do to hurt ourselves is when we think that our sufferings and challenges…
The verdict is out, and it has been replicating itself over cultures like a broken record: narcissists are terrible for your business and bottom-line.
Sure they could be incredibly charming and know how to make use of people like moving pieces on a chessboard, looking…
Whenever I speak to companies interested in hiring neurodiverse individuals, there is sometimes concern over how much work might need to be done to rethink culture. But really, you don’t need to do this from scratch. There are a sizeable number of neurodiverse individuals…
My friends have a running joke that if I’m awake 14 hours, I’m eating 16 hours. People used to be amused by how my 3-year-old self could decimate an entire comb of 30 bananas in an hour.
I have an addictive personality courtesy of ADHD.…
You can love and hate a person. You can feel excited and fearful about what you’re going to do next. You can hate the suffering from your regular body training regimen and yet feel satisfied.
Welcome to the world of mixed emotions. Plenty of my…
When I think of toxic families, the song Enter The Circus by Christina Aguilera always plays in my mind. It’s mysterious, it’s seductive, and it promises to be the most amazing show on earth.It is amazing indeed, for the circus master— the head of…