When reality is wrong

Research from Harvard’s Daniel Gilbert reveals our brains process over 11 million bits of information per second, but we’re only consciously aware of about 40 bits. We’re not seeing reality – we’re seeing our filtered version of it. “The...

Mind over maybe

According to a landmark study in the Journal of Research in Personality, individuals with high self-efficacy (belief in their ability to succeed) were 21% more likely to achieve their stated goals than those with similar abilities but lower self-belief. History...

Complexity kills performance

Bulgarian weightlifters shocked the world in the 1980s. Under Coach Ivan Abadjiev’s system, they dominated Olympic competitions with a radical approach – they eliminated most exercises. While others performed 20+ different movements, Bulgarian athletes did...

When speed kills value

Ron Johnson’s arrival at JCPenney in 2011 perfectly captures the collision between good intentions and hasty execution. Fresh from his Apple retail success, Johnson launched a radical transformation – eliminating coupons, restructuring prices, and renovating...

When your gut speaks

Listening or Analyzing “The intellect has little to do on the road to discovery. There comes a leap in consciousness, call it intuition or what you will, and the solution comes to you, and you don’t know how or why.” – Albert Einstein Our...