1: On June 14th, Hitler’s Nazi troops marched into Paris. As France fell to Germany, “it was overrun not just by tanks but by the fear of its own leaders who quietly and quickly negotiated a surrender with the worst aggressor in modern history,” writes Ryan Holiday in Courage Is Calling: Fortune Favors the Brave.
While France was surrendering, French General Charles De Gaulle boarded a small plane to … continue reading
Getting better at getting better is what Rise With Drew is all about.
Monday through Thursday, we explore ideas from authors, thought leaders, and exemplary organizations. On Friday, I share something about myself or what we are doing at PCI in our quest to earn a spot on Fortune magazine’s 100 Best Companies to Work For.
Here’s a scary statistic: The total cost of chronic disease in the United States … continue reading
Conflict arises because one or both people are not getting their needs met, Dr. Daniel Friedland tells us in his wonderful book Leading Well from Within. “We may feel unheard, unsafe, or uncared for regarding what is truly important to us.”
Yesterday, we looked at how a father rebuilt his relationship with his son.
How did he do it?
It’s not complicated. It’s not high-level math. The dad began by … continue reading
1: Eric and his son Tony had an awful relationship.
Eric’s wife had left the family when Tony was eleven years old. The young boy had felt abandoned. “He became angry, irritable, and depressed,” writes Dr. Daniel Friedland in Leading Well from Within: A Neuroscience and Mindfulness-Based Framework for Conscious Leadership.
“Eric, who struggled with his own doubts of self-worth, found it difficult to empathize with Tony as a … continue reading
1: Dr. Mike noticed something was changing with his patients. As a pediatrician, he had a busy, demanding schedule.
“I have noticed,” he emailed Dr. Daniel Friedland, “I am seeing patients who are much more tolerant of me being late. Also, they are happier with the advice I give.”
The kicker? “Patients seem more likely to follow the advice given,” he wrote.
What’s going on here? What is causing this … continue reading
The year was 1848. One of the most momentous discoveries about the part of the brain called the Prefrontal Cortex (PFC) was about to occur.
1: Phineas Gage was the foreman for a railway crew in central Vermont. He and his team were using gunpowder to blast through a rocky hilltop. As Phineas was loading some gunpowder, he accidentally dropped his tamping iron, initiating an explosion.
“The thirteen-pound, three-a-half-foot tamping … continue reading
Getting better at getting better is what Rise With Drew is all about.
Monday through Thursday, we explore ideas from authors, thought leaders, and exemplary organizations. On Friday, I share something about myself or what we at PCI are doing in our quest to earn a spot on Fortune magazine’s 100 Best Companies to Work For.
To optimize our sleep, philosopher Brian Johnson suggests we impose a curfew. Not the … continue reading
1: Researchers examined towns that are similar in every way.
Except where they are located. The towns are all in the same time zone. But some are on the far western edge of the time zone. And some are on the very eastern edge of the time zone.
Meaning they have significantly different hours of daylight.
“Workers in the far western locations obtained more sunlight later into the evening, and … continue reading
1: Initial reports blamed the inebriated captain of the Exxon Valdez for running the oil tanker aground on the Bligh Reef in Alaska on March 24, 1989.
“The coastal ecosystem has never recovered,” Matthew Walker recounts in Why We Sleep. The breached hull spewed as much as 40 million gallons of crude oil into the surrounding shoreline killing more than 500,000 seabirds, 5,000 otters, 300 seals, over 200 bald … continue reading
Yesterday, we looked at the impact early school start times have on academic performance and teenage auto fatalities. Today we explore the impact on mental health.Â
1: According to sleep expert Matthew Walker: “Forced by the hand of early school start times, this state of chronic sleep deprivation is especially concerning considering that adolescence is the most susceptible phase of life for developing chronic mental illnesses, such as … continue reading
