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WHY ADAPTIVE THINKING?

You are not sure if you should be looking for a psychologist, but you feel like something is holding you back when you need to make critical decisions.  You feel stuck.  You might be in a start-up and doubting each move you make. You might be an executive who needs to make critical decisions but find yourself doubting your choices or worse yet, you become stuck and don’t make any choice. Life seems to happen to you rather than you making the most out of life.  Work pressure might be making your relationships unpleasant or your marriage difficult. What would you do if you could be more focused and free up and extra hour a day? You might be an athlete on the edge of being elite, but you have hit a wall.  

Dr. Edward Dow
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A SHIFT IN PERSPECTIVE CAN MAKE US MORE EFFECTIVE

Freud observed that much of our personality is formed by age five. His interpretation of the behaviors we acquire is sometimes debatable, but I believe his observations were generally correct. As we age, we essentially become more of what we were at an earlier age. It forms the foundation of who and what we become.

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BURNOUT AND THE PROFESSIONAL

“I was working longer hours, taking on more work responsibility, my family would ask me to do things and I promised to be with them… and something always came up. I went to bed after a really hard day. I woke up and realized I hated my life.” “It started when I was just looking to relax after a hard day. My neck and shoulders were killing me, so I took a shot of bourbon. I never saw myself as someone who would hit the sauce at 10:23 in the morning, but that’s what happened after a few weeks. I just needed it to face my day.” “… my job was high responsibility and stressful, at first it was just a once in a while thing, I would write a prescription, bill it to a patient, and no one was the wiser. Then it wasn’t just a once in a while thing. My license got suspended, I eventually got it back… but I just hated my job and I needed the pills to cope. Then the police came to my door…”

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FEED YOUR BRAIN— PROPERLY: FOCUS PART 2

I need to tell you another little secret— your body doesn’t have a huge reserve of energy. If you don’t properly feed yourself during the day, your brain won’t have the energy it needs to stay focused. You will find your mind wandering off task because it is low on energy and you will become less productive. It is important to be cognizant of this if you are to remain productive the entire workday. Some people attempt to cheat the body by drinking something with caffeine, but it is important to know why caffeine isn’t a good solution.

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FOCUSED PEOPLE ARE SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE: FOCUS PART 1

Successful people are focused people. Focus is both a skill and a set of techniques. Anyone can become more focused with training and the willingness to be disciplined. Focus brings confidence, which reduces worry and doubt, which means not wasting energy on things like worry and doubt. As we worry and doubt less, we maintain a better mood and we avoid burnout because we feel more in control of the events of the day. When we don’t waste energy we are better able to maintain clarity of thought and that enhances our productivity. Do you want to get more done?

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BUT, I REALLY DON’T WANT TO DO THAT

In the course of a day, you might be asked to do a lot of things by a lot of people. If you were raised in a typical home you were probably taught to be nice and help other people. But this quality often ends with you giving your time to other people, thus freeing up time for them.

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TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR LIFE

Have you found yourself struggling to make decisions and then being upset you didn’t get what you want?  It’s easy to make excuses like “Frank is the favorite at work;” or “Things always seem to work out for Missy.”   I can’t do “blank” because I have a handicap.  Or “I’ve tried to do it before and I failed.”  Jealousy, envy, and self-pity are some of the trappings when you don’t take responsibility for your life.  It’s unattractive and unproductive. But it doesn't have to be this way...

Dr. Edward Dow
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PRIORITIZATION

Suppose you are a lawyer at a high-powered practice and you are working to make partner or getting your midyear bonus and you get hit with the news that your ailing parent needs medical care and might be terminal, a friend wants you to attend a wedding, you have clients wanting a face-to-face meeting in a different state, and your daughter’s graduation is right in the middle of all of it. You are a little freaked out as to how you will get it all done. All of this just seems to be happening to you. Such pressure will probably cause you to become defocused so that nothing seems to be getting done. Loose ends everywhere! What do you do?

Dr. Edward Dow
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WE CREATE OUR OPPOSITES

Have you ever gotten frustrated with someone because they aren’t responding to you?  People often find themselves in relationships with other people that feel one-sided.  It might be that you get quiet and take a back seat when the other person is speaking.  Or you might notice (if you take a minute to observe) that the people around you seem passive or dependent. Do you know why?

Dr. Edward Dow
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I CAN’T MAKE A DECISION

Previously, I wrote about how we create our opposites when communicating… that when one person dominates, the other person becomes submissive. There is a corollary to this and forms the foundation of how we learn to make decisions.  It starts earlier than you think…

Dr. Edward Dow
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