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Bestselling Author · Investor · Speaker. Author of 'Hooked' and & 'Indistractable'. The blog is about the intersection of psychology, technology, and business.
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Stop Gaslighting Yourself: Why Your Memory Isn’t as Reliable as You Think

2025-04-14 16:12:30

Have you ever cringed while showering, suddenly remembering something embarrassing you said years ago? That memory still feels so fresh, so real—but what if I told you it might be entirely distorted?

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How to Protect Your Focus Without Burning Bridges

2025-03-31 21:00:41

Most professionals don't struggle with time management. They struggle with people-pleasing.From an early age, we're conditioned to say "yes." But this automatic response creates a significant dilemma: every time we say yes to something inessential, we're implicitly saying no to work that actually matters.

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The Real Culprit Behind Plummeting Children’s Mental Health

2025-03-24 20:25:37

Kids are suffering. In the United States, 13 percent of three- to 17-year-olds had a mental or behavioral health diagnosis. Parents and teachers often blame social media for rising teen depression rates. But many studies show only a correlation between the two (and a low one at that), not causation.

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The 4 Secrets to Storytelling for Business

2025-03-11 21:00:06

Every successful leader, marketer, or entrepreneur is, at heart, a great storyteller. Storytelling is not just an art—it’s a science, grounded in psychology, neuroscience, and behavioral design.

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The Hidden Power of Social Comparison

2025-03-03 22:00:40

I’ll never forget the day I learned about Facebook’s $19 billion WhatsApp acquisition. Instead of celebrating my own recent success as an author, I found myself spiraling into a pit of self-doubt.

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Is Psychiatry Keeping Us Sick?

2025-02-18 01:36:32

Something is deeply wrong with the mental health system. Instead of leading to recovery, it often perpetuates cycles of dependency on therapy, medication, and diagnoses. Psychiatric diagnoses, which are unreliable to begin with, have become our identities rather than tools for recovery.

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