Cynthia Pladziewicz Professional Development Perspectives

This guy is here promoting the Irish festival. Claims the dog is part Irish.

Worth reading. Great summary of Harvard research on the power of relationships to enhance your long-term health and how to prioritize building and keeping healthy, life-enhancing, happiness-enhancing relationships.

5 Lessons from a Conversation With a World-Renowned Happiness Expert | The Curiosity Chronicle The Curiosity Chronicle has quickly become one of the most popular newsletters for growth-minded individuals in the world. Each week, subscribers receive a deep dive that covers topics ranging from growth and decision-making to business, finance, startups, and technology. In addition, subscribers re...

Great article. Great quote. "There's a guy in my head, and all he wants to do is lay in bed all day long, smoke pot, and watch old movies and cartoons. My life is a series of stratagems, to avoid, and outwit that guy." - Anthony Bourdain Everyone is outwitting some version of that voice inside their head.

The Most Important Fight of Your Life | The Curiosity Chronicle The Curiosity Chronicle has quickly become one of the most popular newsletters for growth-minded individuals in the world. Each week, subscribers receive a deep dive that covers topics ranging from growth and decision-making to business, finance, startups, and technology. In addition, subscribers re...

This short article offers a great approach to asking for what you want at work or at home. The basic idea is that a complaint is really a request. And when you explicitly say that...."This is not a complaint, it's a request."....., the listener is so much better able to hear it and not feel attacked.

Legendary Couples Therapists John and Julie Gottman Say This Common Communication Advice Is Dead Wrong The most common script for starting difficult conversations is less than useless, according to the famed couples therapists.

Why it's so hard to follow your own good advice and what to do about that.

Escaping Solomon's Paradox | The Curiosity Chronicle The Curiosity Chronicle has quickly become one of the most popular newsletters for growth-minded individuals in the world. Each week, subscribers receive a deep dive that covers topics ranging from growth and decision-making to business, finance, startups, and technology. In addition, subscribers re...

For a heartwarming story about the incredible influence of music and the power of giving back, I highly recommend checking out this captivating 40-minute short film titled "The Last Repair Shop." Produced by L.A. Times Short Docs in collaboration with Searchlight Pictures, this film beautifully showcases the transformative impact that music can have on individuals and communities.

The Last Repair Shop | L.A. Times Short Docs & Searchlight Pictures In a nondescript warehouse in the heart of Los Angeles, a dwindling handful of devoted craftspeople maintain over 80,000 student musical instruments, the lar...

I love James Clear's work and wisdom. I was struck by the quote he shared today on the power of courage.

Ethnobotanist and mystic Terence McKenna on courage:

"Nature loves courage. You make the commitment and nature will respond to that commitment by removing impossible obstacles. Dream the impossible dream and the world will not grind you under, it will lift you up. This is the trick. This is what all these teachers and philosophers who really counted, who really touched the alchemical gold, this is what they understood. This is how magic is done. By hurling yourself into the abyss and discovering it's a feather bed."

3-2-1: On endless pursuits, the value of courage, and how to buy back your time

3-2-1: On endless pursuits, the value of courage, and how to buy back your time 3 IDEAS FROM ME I. “The days can be easy if the years are consistent. You can write a book or get in shape or code a piece of software in 30 minutes per day. But the key is you can’t miss a bunch of days.” ​II. “The wedding is an event, love is a […]

The Most Powerful Paradoxes of Life | The Curiosity Chronicle The Curiosity Chronicle has quickly become one of the most popular newsletters for growth-minded individuals in the world. Each week, subscribers receive a deep dive that covers topics ranging from growth and decision-making to business, finance, startups, and technology. In addition, subscribers re...

I hear this all the time. Working people say they are as, or more, productive as ever. Leaders and managers say they they are not so sure about that. I like Peterson's take on this.

The Root of Over-Meeting Culture Or: The Great Hybrid Productivity Freakout

Thanks to Sarah Cotton Nelson for sharing this piece on celebrating failure and healing.

THE CONVERSATION: How the philosophy behind the Japanese art form of kintsugi can help us navigate failure A break or moment of failure can be an opportunity to create something new and beautiful.

Work-Life Balance: A Player's Guide | The Curiosity Chronicle The Curiosity Chronicle has quickly become one of the most popular newsletters for growth-minded individuals in the world. Each week, subscribers receive a deep dive that covers topics ranging from growth and decision-making to business, finance, startups, and technology. In addition, subscribers re...