Small things that tell you a lot about someone. In this article, we will talk about how to recognize subtly toxic people.
No one wants to waste time and energy around people who consistently behave in unhealthy ways and add negativity to our lives. Yet, many of us sometimes get stuck in toxic relationships that have a negative impact on our mental health and even on our self-confidence. The problem is some people may seem friendly, charming, respectful, and even emotionally mature, when we don’t know them enough. Some of their behaviors may seem inoffensive at first, while the reality is they are not, and they can actually damage relationships in the long-term. This is why it’s essential to learn to recognize these unhealthy habits. What follows are four behaviors of subtly toxic people:
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Meditation has been touted to have many benefits and many of these are supported by neuroscience and cognitive sciences in general. And the latest research gives some support to helping with becoming less error prone.
Let’s also be a bit cautious in interpretations. Meditation research (or rather the popular press that picks this up and meditation practitioners) has been notorious for over reporting positive effects and under reporting negative effects of mediation. So what did they find? Lin et al. at Washington State University recruited around 200 volunteers for this study. This an impressive size for this type of study. They aimed to research how open monitoring meditation affected error recognition. Open monitoring meditation is mediation that focuses on one’s own feelings and mind, rather than Last week, a client asked me, “How can I delegate more effectively?” It made sense that she wanted to dig deeper into this. Delegation is a superpower for leaders — it’s one of the most powerful ways to scale yourself and your impact. I strongly believe: great leaders delegate better than average leaders.
Part of this is causality, though. If you don’t delegate, you’re probably going to burn yourself out as an average leader and never finish the journey to becoming a great leader. In some ways, delegation was always one of my strengths. But it was also something I leaned into too much once in a while. I was quick to pass on responsibilities and give others opportunities, but it was sometimes a scattershot approach. And it didn’t always come with the clear guidelines and support that makes delegation effective. So, where is the balance? How can we unlock this deep well of efficiency and effectiveness? Like most leadership topics, it begins with the leader. 1. Address Your Own Control Issues |
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