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Recognizing Self-Sabotage and Fear of Success and Failure

October 25, 2021October 24, 2021 Gazedreamer

My time to present was coming up. It’s been a couple months in the making and this was my moment to shine. I’m going to be amazing. I have to be amazing. I had a good strategy: work on the … Continue reading Recognizing Self-Sabotage and Fear of Success and Failure

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Would You Bet $10,000 on that Decision?

September 15, 2021September 14, 2021 Gazedreamer

So I’ve been thinking about reading the book, Thinking in Bets by Annie Duke. It seems good from what I’ve heard about it already. I decided to check out a few podcasts to see what they had to say about … Continue reading Would You Bet $10,000 on that Decision?

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A Strategic Program for Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying Guilt-Free Play

Review of The Now Habit by Neil Fiore

December 18, 2019December 16, 2019 Gazedreamer

The Now Habit The Now Habit by Neil Fiore is a self-help book containing tips and strategies to understand why you procrastinate and how to overcome this dilemma. This book was published in 1988 and it is likely that many … Continue reading Review of The Now Habit by Neil Fiore

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A Step-By-Step Guide to Finding Gratifying Work

Review of I Don’t Know What I Want, But I Know It’s Not This by Julie Jansen

December 10, 2019November 16, 2019 Gazedreamer

I Don’t Know What I Want, But I Know It’s Not This I Don’t Know What I Want, But I Know It’s Not This: A Step-by-step Guide to Finding Gratifying Work by Julie Jansen wasn’t the first book of its … Continue reading Review of I Don’t Know What I Want, But I Know It’s Not This by Julie Jansen

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Should We All have Professional Life Coaches?

March 24, 2018March 18, 2018 Gazedreamer

While reading the book Lives of Promise by Karen Arnold I had a few thoughts. It seems like a path to success and satisfaction in one’s career relies on either luck, self-exploration, career exploration and guidance. It seems that rarely … Continue reading Should We All have Professional Life Coaches?

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intelligence quotient test, iq tests, iq scale, bell curve, intelligence and dna, smart people, IQ scores, intelligence and genetics, genius, neuroscience, psychology

Intelligence Genes: Are there Genius Genes?

February 26, 2017 Gazedreamer

In this YouTube video I discuss a paper that investigates if genes for normal intelligence are the same as those for people with “high intelligence.”  Intelligence is a widely studied and debated subject. It is praised and admired…for the most … Continue reading Intelligence Genes: Are there Genius Genes?

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