Liking is familiarity. You might think that liking is out of your control but that’s not true. You like what you’re familiar with. So, if you don’t like something you just need to give yourself time to get to know it. Liking or disliking is of course linked to the valence of the experience. Was it good or bad? In…
Is it black or white?
Another example of what we see being dictated by what else we see. And how two things that are the same look completely different in different contexts. Below, the circles match between both pictures, same with the chess set. It’s only the background that differs. But, what looks different to you? Do you ever wonder what else your brain does…
Interview – Are VMs Dead?
10 on Tech Episode 008: Wes Higbee – Are VMs Dead?
Interview – you know it but you don’t believe it
EP65. Wesley Higbee: You Know It But Don’t Believe It
Worrying about maintainability is often a waste of time
Worrying about maintainability is often a waste of time…
Blindspot – Awareness is Enough
What you’re aware of is comforting. And what you’re not aware of is often scary, at first. Say for example you realize that the way you’re managing a team of people isn’t working out. You have a tendency to want to control every minor detail. You might become aware of this problem at some point in time. And you’ll be…
The Power of Choosing to Be Wrong
I wrote a short article about a topic near and dear to me: https://gooroo.io/GoorooTHINK/Article/16955/The-Power-of-Choosing-to-Be-Wrong
Audio Interview – Learning Isn’t What You Think It Is
Here’s a short interview from earlier this year, in it I talk about the myopia around learning. Learning isn’t what you think it is, tune in to find out how to use learning to change your behavior! http://www.blogtalkradio.com/smallbizamerica/2016/04/04/wes-higbee–on-learning–changing-beliefs-and-behaviors