1: Getting better at getting better is what RiseWithDrew is all about.
Monday through Thursday, we explore ideas from authors, thought leaders, and exemplary organizations.
At the end of each week, I’ve been sharing an idea from Tynan’s book Superhuman by Habit. about how to install specific, positive habits into your life.
So far, we’ve covered:
It was the spring of 1967. The producers at WQED, a small public television station in Pittsburgh, had a problem.
“They had launched a children’s program—an odd, quiet little show that aired across the East Coast—and now that show was out of sponsorship money,” Daniel Coyle writes in his book Flourish: The Art of Building Meaning, Joy, and Fulfillment.
The producers worried the show would be a tough sell … continue reading
1: What happens to your brain when you connect with someone or something bigger than yourself?
In moments like this, you experience “presence,” Daniel Coyle writes in his book Flourish: The Art of Building Meaning, Joy, and Fulfillment.
Lisa Miller, a psychologist at Columbia University, has spent years studying what happens in the brain during these deeper connections.
In one study, she tracked brain changes in twenty-seven people … continue reading
1: “Iain McGilchrist lives on the far edge of the Isle of Skye, off the coast of western Scotland, at the end of a one-lane, four-mile-long road,” Daniel Coyle writes in Flourish: The Art of Building Meaning, Joy, and Fulfillment.
These were the instructions Iain provided to Daniel, who was traveling to Scotland to conduct an interview: “At the bottom the road gives out. You are nearly at … continue reading
1: In the fall of 1979, Harvard psychologist Ellen Langer set out to build a time machine.
But this wasn’t the kind of time machine from Back to the Future. There was no DeLorean with gull-wing doors.
Instead, Ellen rented an empty monastery in the woods near Peterborough, New Hampshire.
“The color television was swapped for a black-and-white version,” Daniel Coyle writes in Flourish: The Art of Building … continue reading
1: You and your friends are at a karaoke bar on a Friday night.
The moment has arrived. It’s your turn to hit the stage and grab the mic.
Picture yourself saying, “I’m excited.”
Will you sing better if instead you say “I’m nervous”?
2: “Many people would probably say no, because we presume that singing ability is a stable skill, dependent on factors like experience, interest, and practice,” Daniel … continue reading
1: “Why does this matter to you?”
That’s the question author, consultant, and facilitator Peter Block asked Daniel Coyle
They had just met. Daniel, a writer, had set up an interview with Peter. They met at a coffee shop in Cincinnati, which is where Peter now calls home.
“A rangy eighty-five-year-old, Peter had settled into his chair and gave me a fond, knowing smile, as if we’d met each other … continue reading
1: Back in the early 2000s, a fatal shooting occurred in the Clifton Heights neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio.
“The community was disturbed and anxious, looking for answers,” Daniel Coyle writes in Flourish: The Art of Building Meaning, Joy, and Fulfillment.
A few days later, a local civic organization asked Peter Block, a neighborhood resident, to lead a public gathering. Peter is an author, consultant, and facilitator. For more … continue reading
1: Getting better at getting better is what RiseWithDrew is all about.
Monday through Thursday, we explore ideas from authors, thought leaders, and exemplary organizations.
At the end of each week, I’ve been sharing an idea from Tynan’s book Superhuman by Habit about how to install specific, positive habits into your life.
So far, we’ve covered:
Today, we’re talking … continue reading
1: “Inside the cockpit, alarms were blaring,” Charles Duhigg writes in Smarter Faster Better.
Qantas Captain Richard Champion de Crespigny looked at the display.
Twenty-one of the plane’s twenty-two major systems were damaged or completely disabled.
“Engine two was on fire. Engine three was damaged. There was no data at all for engines one and four,” Charles describes.
“The fuel pumps were failing. The hydraulics, pneumatics, and electrical systems … continue reading
