What’s in it for me? Untangle challenging relationships by moving from resentment to gratitude. Maybe it always seemed like your older brother was your parents’ favorite. Maybe your neighbor’s baby kept you up until 4:00 a.m. with its crying. Or your coworker got the promotion you felt you deserved. Or a good friend shared a story you told her in confidence. The list could go on and on. But all these situations have one thing in common: they breed resentment.  Unless it’s dealt with, this resentment will bubble away under the surface; in time, it will grow and fester, infecting other areas of your life and having a negative impact on your health, relationships, and productivity. Kerry Howells, the author of the book Untangling You, personally experienced this as a young philosophy professor. For years, she’d been tangled up in resentment toward her mother, which directly impacted their relationship; in fact, their relationship was nonexistent. Not only that, but the resentment tric...

Continuous discovery habits by Teresa torres What’s in it for me? Uncover your customers’ changing needs. The most successful companies are adept at giving their customers what they want. But in a fast-changing world, what the customer wants is constantly evolving. That’s where this Blink comes in. You’ll discover a new way to approach product development, so that you can stay on top of your customers’ shifting needs.  You’ll explore methods of conceptualizing opportunities, and reveal the differences between your business outputs and your customer outcomes. From brainstorming, to market research, to teamwork, this is your go-to guide for creating better products that set you apart from your competitors.  In these blinks, you’ll learn why you should always brainstorm alone; the one question you should ask your customer; and how to map your opportunity space. Focusing on outcomes over outputs will help you create the right products for your customers. What’s the difference betw...

I don't agree- Michael brown What’s in it for me? Learn how to become an expert negotiator and collaborator. The average eight-year-old has had a staggering 89,000 conflicts. By the time we reach adulthood, we’ve had tens of thousands more. But in spite of being such experienced fighters, most of us are hopeless when it comes to resolving conflicts. In fact, over 90 percent of fights end in a standoff. That’s because both parties in a conflict usually believe that they’re right, and the other person is wrong. This dynamic can be found in disputes between global leaders over coal tariffs and in playground squabbles between children. As long as we’re incapable of seeing the other side, we’ll always take disagreement as an attack and be unable to find resolution. Unresolved conflict is destructive in our personal relationships, in our workplaces, and in global politics. We urgently need to learn to listen to each other. In these blinks, you’ll learn ten strategies that will help you d...

The world according to star wars- Cass R. Sunstein What’s in it for me? Understand the world through Star Wars. Whether or not you’ve watched the Star Wars movies, you’ve almost certainly heard of them, and you’re probably even familiar with some of the franchise’s characters and artifacts: the tiny Jedi master Yoda and his inverted syntax; lightsabers with their swooshing noise; the evil Darth Vader with his heavy breathing and famous line, “I am your father.” These are just a few of the most popular references. There are many, many more – some serving as set-ups for jokes and others ready to be quoted by committed fans. But it’s all just fiction, right? And what can fiction really tell us about the world we live in? Well, as it turns out, quite a lot. So, let’s see exactly what we can learn by taking a trip in time and space – by traveling back a long, long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away. In these blinks, you’ll find out why people needed a world like Star Wars to escape to ...

Pastor Michael along with his wife Natalie, have been the Lead Pastors of Transformation Church based in Tulsa, OK since February 2015. They were entrusted with Transformation Church by the founding Pastor, Gary McIntosh after 15 years of operation. Their personal philosophy and driving passion is re- presenting God to the lost and found for transformation in Christ. Their mission is to place Christ in the center of culture to impact their community, city and world with the gospel presented in a relevant and progressive way. In 2016, because of their obedience and the viral impact of the sermon series “Relationship Goals” they gained influence and the ability to reach millions of people all over the world. With the popularity of this series spanning over 2 years and gaining over 6 million views, Ps. Michael knew that this wasn’t just a sermon but was a necessary lesson in which the world needed to hear. After many requests and much acclaim, Pastor Michael released his debut book Rel...

“Your mind is extremely powerful.This may sound cliché, but not many people fully understand the power of the mind and how it functions. The world would be a better place if a lot of people understood how to use their minds to get what they want out of life. The truth is, scientists are still in the process of learning the extent and limit of the mind, but a lot has been discovered throughout the history of humanity, and you're about to learn some of these amazing discoveries. Let's begin from scratch and build up from there. You have only one mind, but this is subdivided into two phases: the objective or conscious mind and the subjective or subconscious mind. Each phase of your mind has its unique traits, but the two phases are capable of synchronizing to perform one single action. The objective (or conscious) mind is called objective because it has contact with the external world. It's with your objective mind that you perceive and interpret the world around you. For inst...

Overview Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers (2004) by Robert Sapolsky is a thorough explanation of the impact of chronic stress on the body. It describes the many systems and mechanisms that stress triggers, and the ways that those systems and mechanisms can malfunction. This is the third edition of Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers , which was originally published in 1994. This 2004 edition was updated to reflect the state of research in the field as of its publication. Research on some of the physiological problems described in Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers has continued to progress since 2004. The human body can handle a certain amount of stress if it is followed by a recuperative period. This is how wild animals like zebras cope with repeated high-stress crises. This was likewise the case in the early stages of human evolution, but the stresses of modern human life are constant, and are linked to diseases that have become more common today than ever before in history. The human stress response be...