by Drew on January 28, 2009
This morning a big story broke in the tech community. Michael Arrington, founder of the tech news giant TechCrunch, posted an article titled, “Some Things Need to Change.” In this article, Arrington laments the stress level of his job and his plan to take time off. He speaks of the verbal abuse he has to [...]
by Drew on January 27, 2009
In Part One of this post I hit on some really powerful concepts that I want to retouch for the sake of clarity. Humans possess a strong natural bias in favor of perpetuating the status quo. We are creatures of habit. It’s hardwired into our brains. Change causes us stress – which is the grown-up [...]
by Drew on January 25, 2009
Human beings are wonderfully creative. Our minds offer limitless possibilities for change in business, education, and personal development – but there’s a problem. Our brains are hard-wired to avoid change. We are creatures of habit. Habits are easy. Habits keep us alive. The truth is, when given the choice, humans possess a strong natural bias [...]