You accept that you have no agency? Sigh…I have limited agency…I don’t know exactly in what spheres/domains…so I still make plans and goals and make educated/reasonable/calculated efforts… because I never know what will work or what won’t, but I set myself up for success without being too hard on myself if I don’t achieve whatContinue reading “A friend asks, and I respond, about my perception regarding self determination, having agency, in light of this new book by Sapolsky, Ph.D. … “Determined: Life without free will”.”
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A young friend worried that his bosses and team at work may not be happy with him/his work. My fatherly response:
You can’t read minds. None of us can. Also, you probably haven’t figured out how to read behavioral patterns from the people that work with you.Ask.Please understand, any boss who thinks that you’ve already met expectations will just set different or higher standards for you… nobody is going to let you keep making the sameContinue reading “A young friend worried that his bosses and team at work may not be happy with him/his work. My fatherly response:”
DO SOMETHING POSITIVE, WHICH IS ALSO, DIFFICULT, UNUSUAL, DIFFERENT, RARE, OR SPECIAL. ANOTHER VERSION OF THIS IS TO DO SOMETHING ROUTINE, BUT MUCH FASTER OR COMPLETE IT MUCH EARLIER THAN EXPECTED. THESE ACTIONS TEND TO GIVE US AN EDGE WITH RESPECT TO FOCUS, ENERGY, INTEREST, ACCOLADES, REWARDS, AND SELF ESTEEM.
Most of us want to be known as someone special, and remembered for positive statements, traits, and accomplishments. Charles Tadros, M.D. June 16, 2022 Saint Louis, Missouri
IT’S NOT JUST ABOUT, “WHAT AM I ABLE TO DO?”, OR, “WHAT DO I WANT TO DO?” IT’S MORE ABOUT, “WHAT AM I WILLING TO DO?”, AND, “WHAT I HAVE DONE THUS FAR.”
Charles Tadros, M.D. May 7, 2022 Saint Louis, Missouri
SOMETIMES THE DRIVE TO WORK ON HARD PROBLEMS, AND TO TRY AND ACCOMPLISH DIFFICULT TASKS, IS NOT SO MUCH FOR THE GLORY, OR FOR THE ACCOMPLISHMENT, BUT BECAUSE THE FOCUS NEEDED IS A DISTRACTION FROM OUR TUMULTUOUS PASTS AND A MOMENT OF SOLACE FROM OUR INNER TURMOILS.
Charles Tadros, M.D. November 9, 2021 Saint Louis, Missouri