Neuroplasticity is NOT a good thing for most people

Put simply, neuroplasticity is the brain’s ability to change itself in response to learning – the brain can be kind of “use it or lose it”.

A few weeks ago, we launched into a soft lockdown. Despite our border control measures, policing the wearing of masks, and a vaccination program, community cases increased again. Ironically, in the wake of being complimented by global bodies for our COVID-19 resilience.

This May, burnout was officially recognised by the World Health Organisation. Whilst my colleagues and I thought “It’s about time!”, it was a step in affirming that you’re neither weak nor alone if you’ve burnt out or are teetering on the brink.

Precrastination is the act of charging forward with the quickest action. Sounds good in theory, except that this fervor is often tinged with impulsivity and can actually end up taking more effort.

Pressure comes from the feeling that you “should” be doing or thinking something that you’re not. It can weigh us down and lead us to make all sorts of decisions that really aren’t supportive of where we are trying to get to.

Whenever people approach us to run workshops for their team we always probe a little deeper before agreeing to go ahead with the workshop. This is because we want to make sure we understand what the client really wants us to help them achieve.

Some of us love certainty. We plan, a little too much as some say. And we love templates for what to do. If someone could point out “If X, do Y; if A, do B”, we’d be elated. 

We often think of empathy as an amazing thing. Most of us believe that empathy is the solution to cruelty and aggression, and generally leads to better outcomes from sales to productivity to customer relationships. Hence, empathy training is recommended for anyone from prisoners to doctors to teachers.