Positive thinking doesn’t cure cancer or prevent wars. Unrealistic optimism might cause wars and increase the likelihood you’ll get cancer.
You do stupid things when you underestimate the possibility of failure.
3 ways to be a realistic optimist…
Wrong ideas feel right. How can you tell if you’re on the right track?
No post today. It’s a personal day. See you all tomorrow.
Untended wounds become rot.
People – like pears – decay from the inside. You don’t notice it at first.
How to protect your team and yourself from justifying toxicity caused by…
1. Unspoken expectations.
2. Negative assumptions.
3. Untended wounds.
Confusion about the path to success obscures the obvious.
There are four factors of success. Not three. Not five. Four and only four.
The path is the same for everyone.
Dear Dan,
I have a new manager that has been with our department for a little over a year now and she never gives direct feedback. She told me that I’m doing an excellent job. I’m looking for more than that.
Any suggestions?
