Mindset

How To Use Surprise To Reduce Confirmation Bias

‘Confirmation Bias’ is when our minds filter what we perceive of the world around us, amplifying evidence that fits our existing beliefs and playing down or ignoring altogether any information that challenges them. Confirmation bias is inevitable – there’s so much information coming in all the time that we have to filter it somehow, or

You can always make a difference

Recently I had some firewood delivered. I live in rural France and our main heat source is our woodburning stoves. Getting good quality firewood is a big deal out here. Last month, with winter getting started, we were running low. So I asked around our usual suppliers, and to my dismay they had all sold

Stress can be good for you – if you have the right mindset

Stress is generally thought of as bad for you. But there’s some research by  Alia Crum, Peter Salovey, and Shawn Achor that suggests that in some cases it can actually do you good. What makes the difference is not the amount of stress, as previously thought (psychologists used to believe some level of stress is good

Fixed vs Growth Mindsets – and Why It’s Important to Have a Growth Mindset

Anyone interested in improving performance will have come across the Henry Ford quote “Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t, you’re right.” This quote is so often repeated because it encapsulates an essential truth – that self-belief is important to performance. But it also overlooks an even more important principle discovered by

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