Why we avoid doing things that are good for us (and what to do about it)
Myrtle Young on the Tonight Show Myrtle Young heard a crunching sound. Next, she turned around and her mouth gaped wide in a state of shock. She was a guest on Johnny Carson's Tonight Show and had been displaying her unusual potato chip collection. She had chips that looked like gym socks, pears, elephants and even famous people. Ed McMahon asked her to look at something for a moment, she turned around, then Johnny chomped on a chip. Did he just eat one of her prized potato chips? Could you imagine what went through her mind at [...]
How to find the hidden beliefs that cause procrastination
Paul McCartney woke up from a dream in 1963. In that dream, he heard a melody that would lead him to create the most recorded song in all of history. But you'd never guess that from the original words of the song. The words were “Scrambled eggs, Oh you’ve got such lovely legs, Scrambled eggs. Oh, my baby, how I love your legs.” This is the origin of the song "Yesterday." Some time after he set down the melody and added "Scrambled eggs" as nonsense words, he started putting real words together to make a song. Here's how he [...]
How to find the hidden beliefs that cause procrastination
Paul McCartney woke up from a dream in 1963. In that dream he heard a melody that would lead him to create the most recorded song in all of history. But you'd never guess that from the original words of the song. The words were “Scrambled eggs, Oh you’ve got such lovely legs, Scrambled eggs. Oh, my baby, how I love your legs.” This is the origin of the song "Yesterday." Some time after he set down the melody and added "Scrambled eggs" as nonsense words, he started putting real words together to make a song. Here's how he [...]
How to find the hidden beliefs that cause procrastination
Paul McCartney woke up from a dream in 1963. In that dream, he heard a melody that would lead him to create the most recorded song in all of history. But you'd never guess that from the original words of the song. The words were “Scrambled eggs, Oh you’ve got such lovely legs, Scrambled eggs. Oh, my baby, how I love your legs.” This is the origin of the song "Yesterday." Sometime after he set down the melody and added "Scrambled eggs" as nonsense words, he started putting real words together to make a song. Here's how he described his [...]
Re-post: Why we avoid doing things that are good for us (and what to do about it)
Myrtle Young on the Tonight Show Myrtle Young heard a crunching sound. Next, she turned around and her mouth gaped wide in a state of shock. She was a guest on Johnny Carson's Tonight Show and had been displaying her unusual potato chip collection. She had chips that looked like gym socks, pears, elephants and even famous people. Ed McMahon asked her to look at something for a moment, she turned around, then Johnny chomped on a chip. Did he just eat one of her prized potato chips? Could you imagine what went through her mind at [...]
Re-post: Why a hidden belief causes fear of failure (and what to do about it)
In 1864, a brutal winter hit the town of Panguitch in Utah (then called Fairview). The people in the town would soon starve if they could not get needed supplies. So rescue parties were sent out to the nearest towns. One party went north but had to turn back due to worsening weather. The other party intended to go west over the mountains 50 miles to Parowan. To get there, they had to travel through miles of thick snow with their feet sinking at every step. The journey was exhausting. As they grew tired, they began to feel hopeless, so [...]
Re-post: Why a hidden belief causes fear of failure (and what to do about it)
In 1864, a brutal winter hit the town of Panguitch in Utah (then called Fairview). The people in the town would soon starve if they could not get needed supplies. So rescue parties were sent out to the nearest towns. One party went north but had to turn back due to worsening weather. The other party intended to go west over the mountains 50 miles to Parowan. To get there, they had to travel through miles of thick snow with their feet sinking at every step. The journey was exhausting. As they grew tired, they began to feel hopeless, so [...]
Why we avoid doing things that are good for us (and what to do about it)
Myrtle Young on the Tonight Show Myrtle Young heard a crunching sound. Next, she turned around and her mouth gaped wide in a state of shock. She was a guest on Johnny Carson's Tonight Show and had been displaying her unusual potato chip collection. She had chips that looked like gym socks, pears, elephants and even famous people. Ed McMahon asked her to look at something for a moment, she turned around, then Johnny chomped on a chip. Did he just eat one of her prized potato chips? Could you imagine what went through her mind at that [...]
Why a hidden belief causes fear of failure (and what to do about it)
In 1864, a brutal winter hit the town of Panguitch in Utah (then called Fairview). The people in the town would soon starve if they could not get needed supplies. So rescue parties were sent out to the nearest towns. One party went north but had to turn back due to worsening weather. The other party intended to go west over the mountains 50 miles to Parowan. To get there, they had to travel through miles of thick snow with their feet sinking at every step. The journey was exhausting. As they grew tired, they began to feel hopeless, so [...]
