Archive for the ‘Ideas for Reflection’ Category

Reading List: Ego is the Enemy by Ryan Harris

February 3, 2025

“Ego is the Enemy by Ryan Harris”  is an amazing book that changed the way I think about how I can control my reaction to external events.  These days we have lots of “external events” whether it is a change to the Capital Gains Inclusion Rate or a 3 year old clogging a toilet with […]

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Attention Span – Find Focus, Fight Distraction by Gloria Mark

January 2, 2025

I heard Gloria Mark speak at a Rotman Lifelong Learning Conference. She is the definitive expert on distraction and multi-tasking in an increasingly digital world.  In her book, you will discover why multitasking hurts rather than helps productivity, how social media and modern entertainment amplifyour short attention spans, what drains our mental resources and how […]

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Reading List: The Psychology of Money, by Morgan Housel

August 12, 2022

A great read on the fundamentals of money management: spend less than you make start saving early look for set and forget investments (and then actually set and forget them) I’ll reach out to Morgan to see if wants help with the follow up book, The Psychology of Insurance

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Why sports psychologist Dr. Peter Jensen works like he’s a smoker

March 4, 2016

Sports Psychologist, Dr. Jensen has worked with many athletes through the years to help them keep focused on their goals and to stay on track.

In this article, he shares some of the daily activities that can be done to keep on track and focused on a regular basis. These ideas can help you to work more effectively.

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