I am a great fan of the Heath brothers books Made to Stick and Switch! (this is not an affiliate link). As we all set about making promises to ourselves about how this will be ‘the’ year we “lose weight, exercise more, write that novel, climb that mountain”, I thought that it would be interesting to share this video where Dan Heath talks about just why change is so hard.

Visit the Heath Brothers at their website to find out more.  This is my take away tip from the brothers Heath, who encourage us to use the power of peer pressure ( ‘cos it works). Maybe we should fess up and tell everyone what or resolution is. Oh did I tell you mine by the way? I’m predictably obvious…. I want to shrink my waistline. Oh yes how boring you’re probably thinking. But there! Ive just been and gone and done it now. Ive told you guys. Now you can keep tabs on me, and bug me and maybe even come out to bat for me achieving my goal!

Happy New Year all…  I hope you make this the year you stick to your resolutions 😉

The rich are different from you and me. At least that is the finding of a recent paper by three psychological researchers — Michael W. Kraus, at the University of California, San Francisco; Stéphane Côté, at the University of Toronto; and Dacher Keltner, the University of California, Berkeley — members of the upper class are less adept at reading emotions. Curious? Continue reading As for Empathy, the Haves Have Not

Source: New York Times

This New Year’s as we reflect on our experiences with friends and family we might think about forgiveness, both given and received. Charles Griswald, professor of Philosophy at Boston University, outlined the complexities of forgiveness in his recent blog post in the New York Times.

What is forgiveness? When is it appropriate? Why is it considered to be commendable?

Griswald holds that ideal forgiveness is one where the offender admits their wrong-doing and takes steps to repair the damage. In taking such steps offenders are seeking forgiveness. So there is a two-directional relationship here between the forgiver and forgiven.

Listen to Griswald in this podcast on 60 Second Mind

Source: Scientific American