People who leaned back so that their eyes were an average of 38.8 inches from a computer screen found the task of pronouncing meaningless strings of letters easier than people who leaned forward to 12.5 inches, say Manoj Thomas of Cornell and Claire I. Tsai of the University of Toronto. That’s because increasing the physical distance from a complex task also increases the psychological distance, which mitigates the sense of the task’s difficulty. The mind infers that a task seen from a greater distance is easier.
From http://www.businessinsider.com/to-make-a-task-seem-easier-lean-back-a-little-2012-2#ixzz1n6lv1mw9
To get anything of any merit done, we need each other. I don’t believe that anyone truly accomplishes a significant thing by themself. Whether it’s a supplier, a friend, a family, a coach, an investor or a board, we usually have a group of people involved in our success or failure.
An official ‘team’ is the most common incarnation of this and this week’s message shares our thoughts on what it takes to be a great team. There are eleven factors here. Assign each row a scale of 1-9 and rate yourself on each factor, where 1 is ‘Never happens’ and 9 is ‘Happens as naturally as breathing.’
Welcome to 2012. May it be a time of positive, healthy memories waiting to happen, of love, of laughter & fulfilment. Our best to you.
Frequently at this time of the year, we read dozens of goal-setting articles from business & personal success experts. We may make New Year Resolutions, only to experience Continue reading
Question: how much of the information you hold in your head about (influencing leading, parenting, etc.) do you actually put into practice on a daily basis? How about your teams?
While not all of what you know is relevant every day in every situation, I just finished reading my gorgeous friend Elizabeth’s brand new book, Persuasion & Influence for Dummies and was struck by three things.
"True 'Magicians' work tirelessly on perfecting context, process & execution. Any 'magic' is purely in the mind of the uninitiated onlooker"about 2 months agofrom TweetDeckReplyRetweetFavorite
People who leaned back so that their eyes were an average of 38.8 inches from a computer screen found the task of pronouncing meaningless strings of letters easier than people who leaned forward to 12.5 inches, say Manoj Thomas of Cornell and Claire I. Tsai of the University of Toronto. That’s because increasing the physical distance from a complex task also increases the psychological distance, which mitigates the sense of the task’s difficulty. The mind infers that a task seen from a greater distance is easier.
