Last week, I mentioned a lot of negative aspects when perfectionism is problematic (see here if you missed it and here for the difficulty with the definition). But how can you tell if what you are doing is problematic or not? Given the multiple negative impacts, why then is perfectionism often viewed as a strength? Or how many of us use it as a strength disguised as a fault in interviews? As mentioned in my […]
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How to improve resolution taking?
Last week I gave some of the reasons commonly given why we fail when we take our yearly resolutions (see here). So now that we have a few ideas why we fail, here are some tips and tricks we can use to improve our chances of succeeding and actually reaching our goals and resolutions. The important thing to remember here is that often we overload ourselves and have difficulty judging how long things actually take. […]
What is creative problem solving?
It was interesting this week to discover that creative problem solving was a named process created by Alex Osborn and Sid Parnes in the 1940s. Despite its age, this process is still around. It has also inspired several modern updates. This creative problem-solving process is usually used to generate innovative and effective solutions to problems, obstacles, and challenges. It is a process that helps to encourage creative thinking and helps to discover new solutions that […]