Category: Between the Ears
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I am what I am…
Most people do not need another box to live in. They need better language for understanding how they move through the world. That is why personality tools can be so helpful when they are used with humility. Myers-Briggs is a personality framework that sorts people into 16 types based on four preference pairs. The idea…
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Your Brain is Lazy!
Sometimes what we call laziness is not laziness at all. Sometimes it is simply an untrained default. Your brain is built to conserve energy. It looks for efficiency, repeats what feels familiar, and avoids unnecessary effort. That does not make you broken. It makes you human. The mind is always trying to simplify what comes…
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Talking Heads
I woke up at 3:17 the other morning with a full committee in my skull. Finances. Health. People. Deadlines. Regret. Possibility. Each voice insisting it was the most urgent thing in the room. And then, it’s 3:49! Every voice still talking! Every voice still claiming priority! That’s the lie, isn’t it? Everything cannot be first.…
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You Have Great Potential!
Being told you have potential sounds like a compliment—until it starts to feel like a burden. At first, it feels affirming. Someone sees something in you. They notice ability, promise, possibility. But after enough report cards, warnings, expectations, and disappointed looks, “you have potential” can quietly turn into, “you are not enough yet.” That tension…