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The Good Lie: Why Some Habits Are Hard To Change
The road to hell is paved with good intentions as the famous proverb holds. Even good habits can go bad if we're dishonest with ourselves about how…
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Learn & Let Go - Dang! Things weren't supposed to go like that! (Part 3)
A third lesson improv can teach on maintaining resilience and flexibility when important communication goes sideways.
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Dang! Now what? Things weren't supposed to go like that! Adopting an Improvisers Ethos
What improv can teach us about maintaining resilience and flexibility when important communication goes sideways.
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What it's really like to delete yourself from the Metaverse
It's been one year since I chose to remove myself from anything related to Meta: no Facebook and no Instagram. Here are my observations
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They'll tell you to pick a side. You don't have to. Two things can be true at the same time.
Do not fall to the pressure to pick a side without fully understanding the problem. When somebody says you have to pick a side, do this instead.
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A Mantra for 2024
A helpful alternative to kicking off a great new year, without setting specific measurable goals.
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Jump & Justify - Dang! Things weren't supposed to go like that. (Part 2 )
What improv can teach us about maintaining resilience and flexibility when important communication goes sideways.
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5 Ways To Get Amazing Team-Building Results
Is scheduled team time pointless or beneficial? Here's how to get the most out of team-building experiences, and what not to do when planning these…
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Are you burned out on worrying about the future? Me too! Let's take a moment to get present instead.
Disease, Economic Collapse, Artificial Intelligence, Whether or Not Coffee is BAD... Sometimes you just hit a worry wall!
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When is the Best Time to Set Goals, Evaluate Habits and Take Inventory of your Values?
Hint: it's not all of the time... and it's not never either (probably)!
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Useful Assumption #1: People Have GOOD Reasons for their BAD Behavior
When people say and do things that confuse and bewilder us, here is why it is useful to assume they have good reasons. Pro-tip, this isn't always easy…
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"...and Scene." A Farewell to Keith Johnstone
Author of Impro, Founder of Theatresports -- Keith's incredible legacy
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