Why the brain’s quiet work matters as much as its peak performance In today’s self-improvement culture, gamma brainwaves (roughly 30–100 Hz) get star billing. They’re linked to heightened cognition and…
When the Feedback Sandwich Works — And When It BackfiresThe Critique, or Feedback, Sandwich has been around for years. I ‘ve written about it before. Open with something positive. Deliver…
In 1984, a research team did something to forty-three headache sufferers that would be hard to get approved today.Everyone in the study had recurrent tension headaches. They were hooked up…
Three Ways to Say the Same ThingAnd why one of them makes it harder to change Someone gets nervous in crowds. Here are three ways they might describe it.I get…
The brain's design prevents "losing control" in hypnosis The most common reason people are concerned about hypnosis isn't skepticism about whether hypnosis works. It's a quieter worry: what if I…