Insights

Irish playwright, George Bernard Shaw said, “The single biggest mistake with communication is assuming that it happened.”

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.