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There Goes the Neighbourhood – Preparing For Reality
You prepare for a trip to an exotic destination with care, maximizing your safety in a foreign culture. Why, then, do we rarely prepare for the perilous surroundings existing around each and every one of us? Our blog series “There…
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There Goes the Neighbourhood: Who Are The New Cons?
We are hardwired to trust the person on the other end of the line. While this is a beautiful human trait, it currently serves as our greatest vulnerability. Strangers you encounter throughout the day rarely prove as trustworthy as long-time…
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There Goes the Neighbourhood – You’ve Moved Without Leaving Your Chair
Your front door is locked, your alarm is set, and you feel perfectly safe. In reality, you are currently standing in the middle of a high-risk district in a foreign land without a map. Indeed, we behave as though our…
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Why Your Brain Quits: The Scammer’s Secret Leverage
In a world of endless choices, have you ever felt so exasperated that you thought, “I just don’t care anymore?” This sense of overwhelm stems from several causes, but Decision Fatigue stands as one specific culprit. Experts define Decision Fatigue…
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Why Do We Obey? Understanding the Authority Bias
Have you ever done something then wondered why you made that choice? Many human traits obstruct your careful, logical thought process. In the innovative book ‘Thinking: Fast and Slow’, Daniel Kahneman describes how biases impact our decisions. Essentially, biases are…
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The Brain ‘Glitch’ That Scammers Count On
Have you ever felt your mind blank out when the element of surprise breaks you from your immediate train of thought? Unexpected and stressful circumstances divert us from careful, rational thinking into a mental ‘glitch’. I remember training nuclear operators…
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Internal Conviction – The False Security of Information
Why does an aspiring driver avoid the license exam immediately after reading the manual? You likely know the answer lies in the truth that mere information alone cannot grant you the skill to succeed. A practical test ensures you can…
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Internal Conviction – The Law of the Failsafe
How does a nuclear reactor stay safe when things move too fast for human thought? It relies on a mechanical “Emergency Stop”—a concept we must apply to your personal security. In the nuclear industry, operators follow strict protocols to maintain…
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Internal Conviction – Mastering Your Operating Standards
How do you ensure your self-improvement ambitions actually succeed? Most New Year’s Resolutions fail because they lack a mechanism for enforcement. In our previous discussion, we introduced the ‘Sentry’. This role applies the principle that the level of enforcement dictates…
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Internal Conviction — The Sentry Never Sleeps
When you commit to a personal improvement, how does one maintain momentum? We know that most New Year’s Resolutions fail. Is it possible to increase your odds of success? In our last article, we discussed how a personal covenant defines…
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