Tools for Change – February 2024

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Welcome to the latest edition the monthly newsletter, Tools for Change – A Convenient Digest and Curated Collection of Information, Tools and Resources to Help You in Your Life and Work.

Well Said

"Life is like a fire. The thing to do is to keep it burning." - Alan Watts

"Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least." - ?Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“There is only one success—to be able to spend your life in your own way.” - Christopher Morley

Tools for Being Smarter

This video explains the most common errors your brain makes.

3 ways to sound smarter in your next meeting.

16 Things To Consider Ending Every Dinner Discussion With.

Active vs. Passive Learning.?

New This Month on The Living a Life in Full Podcast , Eduardo Brice?o on the Performance Paradox: When Practice Does Not Make Perfect.

Eduardo Brice?o, a global keynote speaker, facilitator, and author who guides many of the world’s leading companies in developing cultures of learning and high performance. He was an early pioneer on growth mindset, since co-founding Mindset Works with Stanford Professor Carol Dweck in 2007, and has championed it ever since. His TED and TEDx talks have been viewed more than nine million times. You can listen to us discuss his book,?The Performance Paradox: Turning the Power of Mindset into Action , which was selected as a “Must-Read” by the Next Big Idea Club and was shortlisted for the Thinkers50 Breakthrough Idea Award and for the BookPal Outstanding Works of Literature (OWL) Awards.

In his book, The Performance Paradox, award-winning author Eduardo Brice?o uncovers the counterintuitive reality that if all we do is perform, our performance suffers. As he points out, many of us get stuck in chronic performance as individuals and as organizations, and as a result, we stagnate.

To drive improvement and innovation, we need to do something other than perform. Rather than stay in what Eduardo calls the Performance Zone, we need to also habituate the Learning Zone, which is when we leap into the unknown. We can do both in learning while doing.

Be sure to tune in on your favorite platform , or if you’re not into podcasts, read all about it on my LinkedIn Top Voice post.

Tools for Productivity

How to Create Your Future, 2024 Edition . A practical approach to designing the world you’d like to see.

How a nonlinear workday might help you get more done.

The Pitfalls of Trying to Do Everything Everywhere All at Once.

Seven strategies for being?more productive ?in 2024.

Tools for Living Your Life in Full

Richer, Wiser, Happier Podcast : Optimal Performance with Daniel Goleman (Tip-o-the-Hat to William for the shout out at 20’ -? Video and Transcript )

Why Monday is the Best Day for Setting New Goals.

How to train your brain to achieve goals more effectively .

6 inspiring morning habits of highly successful people.

Kierkegaard’s Three Ways to Live More Fully. Take a cue from the Danish philosopher: Instead of seeking a new life, go deeper into the one you have.

Use the Complexity Principle to Make Life Easier and Navigate Failure.

Tools for Your Career

5 hiring trends that can change your job search in 2024.

How to make the most of these 3 important résumé trends for 2024.

Bragging is a double-edged sword. On the one hand, we legitimately need to communicate our accomplishments to be viewed as competent. At the same time, talking about ourselves can seem self-centered, so here is?how to brag at work without sounding like a jerk .

It’s not how much you make, it’s how much freedom you enjoy - the key to salary happiness .

5 ways to decide if you should change jobs—or entire industries.

Going freelance full time in 2024? Here’s how to make it work.

Everything you need to know to write a cover letter that leads to an interview.

Tools Just for Fun

100 powerful quotes from The Alchemist.

The?best TV shows ?of the 21st century (so far).

A Parliament of Owls and a Murder of Crows: How Groups of Birds Got Their Names.

What kind of perfectionist are you? Take this 7-question quiz to find out.

Tools for Leadership

Navigating the Future: Key Workplace Trends for Leaders in 2024.

Want better team meetings? Ask This Question at Your Next Meeting .

These 4 nonproductive habits hurt your ability to lead.

The first 5% rule and other meeting strategies will transform your leadership.

5 ways leaders can set themselves up for success in 2024.

Tools for Founders

“I Manage Someone Who Wants More Praise From His Team.” How to tell him his expectations are unrealistic.

Follow These Effective Wealth Management Strategies Before You Exit Your Business.

How to Survive When Your Startup Becomes Bigger Than You.

Mark Cuban and Taylor Swift Give Millions in Bonuses. Here's How You Can Be Just as Generous on a Budget.

Tools for Relationships

The Joys of Cabin Living in Alaska. Want to know what domestic bliss looks like? A rundown cabin with no electricity on the edge of rain-soaked Alaskan wilderness.

3 signs you need to improve your emotional intelligence.

What if we could deliberately?practice having hard conversations ?to become more assertive??

Why better sleep means a better sex life.

Tools for Health and Wellness

Self-care may be increasing your stress—here are 5 things to consider.

Huberman Lab Podcast: How to Prevent & Treat Colds & Flu.

Tools for Fitness and Performance

Will the “75 Hard Challenge” help you lose weight and get fit? Here’s everything you need to know about the ‘mental toughness’ program.

Garmin’s 2023 fitness report is out - and this intense?workout?is booming in popularity .

HIIT For Beginners: 18 Exercises, 5?Workouts?& Tons of Training Tips .

Tools for Mental Health

Keep Mentally Fit: Get Up & Move When Working.

That Vague Off Feeling You Have? There's a Name for It.

How mental shortcuts can help us avoid burnout.

Small Changes That May Diminish Your Risk of Depression.

Tools for Parents

The?baby names ?that were at risk of going extinct this year.

Too many new moms would rather leave the workforce than return to their jobs.

Will the latest gender-neutral toy mandate undo decades of pink and blue?

Tools for Creativity

Do schools kill creativity?

How to build your creative confidence .

What an astronaut, Molly Baz, and your mom can teach you about creativity.

Tools for Wealth Management

5 Signs You're Actually Pretty Good With Money.

There Are Actually 6 Kinds of Wealth. If You're Not Considering All of Them, You'll Never Be Wealthy.

Why You Should Aim to Be Wealthy , Not Rich (There's a Big Difference).

Suze Orman Says You Should Ditch Your Budget in 2024.

7 Simple Habits That Turn Money Into Happiness.

Tools for Investing

Max Olson created a great?digital archive of Warren Buffett’s Letters to Shareholders ?that’s searchable by topic, subject, etc.

Charlie Munger’s 100 Years of Wisdom.

You can bank on these 3 brands when it comes to financial health.

The Alamanak (sic) of Naval Ravikant ?is a free PDF based on Naval’s advice about making money and living a good life.

The Art of Looking Stupid - by Eric Cinnamond .

Tools for AI

How Intel is quietly gearing up to become a player in the AI arms race.

Researcher Meredith Whittaker says AI’s biggest risk isn’t ‘consciousness’—it’s the corporations that control them.

Can generative AI master emotional intelligence?

Making sense of the White House’s plan to catch up with the fast-moving AI industry.

Fintech Companies Aren't Bullish on Generative AI. Here's Why.

Tools for Data Analytics

The best stats you've ever seen.

Tools for Your Practice ?

What are some of the best tools for private practice? Find out here and here .

Tips for doctors? transitioning to the?business side of healthcare.

Tools for Technology

How Twitch lost its way . Four years after Twitch took over the livestreaming world, its future is more uncertain than ever.

I used LinkedIn as my only social media for 3 weeks. Here’s what happened.

Tools for Technology & Healthcare Trends

Moderna’s vaccine helped fight COVID. Here’s what’s coming in its next wave of mRNA drugs.

Why?gene editing technology ?may change the future of medicine.

Medical AI could be dangerous ? for poorer nations, WHO warns.

Healthcare?AI?will move at the?speed of trust - Elevance CEO.

Nuance AI copilot is now integrated with Epic EHR.

Tools from TED

The transformative power of classical music.

"Why Your Life Needs Novelty, No Matter Your Age'' will reignite that curiosity! This inspiring TED talk shares a story that nudges you to?break free from the mundane? and seek those powerful first experiences.

3 Secrets of Resilient People.

Tools for Sustainability

Want to go plastic-free in 2024? Here’s the realistic way I’m cutting out single-use plastic.

Amid the climate crisis, these 3 brands are leading an energy revolution.

Accelerating Climate Solutions: Updates from Collab Fund’s Shared Future Fund .

What to expect from sustainability and social impact in 2024.

At Davos, ESG begins a quiet rebranding—here’s what that looks like.

Tools for Inclusion

A liberating vision of identity that transcends labels.

As Legal Challenges Mount, Some Companies Retool Diversity and Inclusion Programs.

Tools for Writing and For Getting Published

What reading slowly taught me about writing .

Inside the architecture of beloved children’s books, from “Goodnight Moon” to “Alice in Wonderland.”

Join my Master Class in Getting Published – All 8 Courses are Free for a Limited Time

Tools for Public Health

Public Health Foundation

Many call loneliness a public health threat. New research now links it to early-onset dementia.

Tools for Global Work and Policy

Center for Strategic and International Studies

APA’s Global Insights Newsletter

Tools for Finding Conferences

Conal Conference Alerts

Neurology and Psychiatry

Feb. 6-7: Digital Healthcare Innovation Summit ?(La Jolla, California)

Feb. 11-14: AHA Rural Health Care Leadership Conference ?(Orlando, Florida)

Feb. 25-28: ViVE 2024 ?(Los Angeles, California)

Feb. 27-29: America's Health Insurance Plans 2024 Executive Leadership Summit ?(Phoenix, Arizona)

Tools for Healthcare Career Insights

Curated from Medpage Today .

Tools for a New Gig

Here’s Behavioral Health Tech’s jobs board ?to see?all of the current?opportunities?from the leading companies in behavioral health. If you are looking for a new job and want BHT’s community of hiring companies to seek you out, then join their talent collective as a candidate for free here. Or, if you want access to the central place for job candidates of all levels and roles focused on mental health and substance use tech, then enroll as a hiring company here.

See?who’s hiring ?in health and fitness here .

New Scientist Jobs USA is the best way to take the next step in your career in the life sciences, biology, physics, astronomy, chemistry, and more.

From 80,000 Hours - There are a variety of ways to contribute to?global priorities research , including?academic research ,?working as a?grantmaker , and?doing charity evaluation.

To browse or search hundreds of recent job postings, visit the?jobs board?in PND , it includes foundation, public charity, education, and nonprofit jobs.

Positions from BioSpace

Academic ?

Biotechnology ?

Diagnostics ?

Government

Healthcare ?

Medical Device ?

Non-Profit ?

Pharmaceutical ?

Research Institute ?

DiversityMD is a Career Job Board and Information Resource for Physicians regardless of age, race, gender, religion, education, national origin, sexual orientation, disability or physical characteristics. They are a “niche” website for Physicians of all levels of practice from Medical Students, Residents, Fellows on up to Medical Directors and CMOs.

Tools to Travel the World

Google Search’s?features?include ?a flight price guarantee badge on what Google thinks is the lowest price. If you book with Google and the price drops, you’ll be refunded the difference.

Grosvenor Teacher Fellowships From National Geographic

National Geographic professional development grants ?

Earth Expedition ?

Ford Foundation Global Travel & Learning Fund ?

Institute of International Education ?

Google conference and study scholarship ?

Omprakash Ethical global engagement grants ?

Tata Trust Travel grants

A Gym Membership for Your Brain

If you enjoy this newsletter, I suspect you’d enjoy our monthly podcast. Listen on your favorite platform https://pod.link/1281672367 and for a free subscription: https://tinyurl.com/ALifeInFullSubscription

Likewise, if you are not already following my LinkedIn Influencer/Top Voices posts in a group with almost a half-million followers, you may enjoy reading the posts there as well . ?

Tools for Humanitarian Intervention

Please visit our website: https://www.centerforglobalinitiatives.org/ . We’re proud to be a top ranked Great Nonprofit (since 2013!) and to have achieved Platinum Level from GuideStar .

Tools for Connecting

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In Closing

And even though I know our readers are very smart, I nevertheless have to say that this newsletter does not provide medical, psychological, legal, financial, healthcare, or any other form of advice. As I have said elsewhere, don’t be a knucklehead.

Big thank you to meta-sourcing sites and folks: BioSpace , Ron Friedman, PhD , Inc. , Farnum Street’s Brain Food , McKinsey & Co. , Medpage , MedScape, Joe Koster from Value Investing World , FirstRound , Get Rich Slowly , Ramit Sethi , Forbes InnovationRx , The Knowledge Project - organized by theme , 80,000 Hours , The Collaborative Fund , Colossus , Sonny Patel , Unmistakable Media , Top Tier ,?Fortune Well , NeuroFlow , Five-Bullet Friday , O’Shaughnessy Asset Management , Health Data Management Group , Fitt , PodcastNotes , SparkType , Budgets Are Sexy , Behavioral Health Tech , Next Big Idea Club – Heleo , Section 4 , Future of Health & Medicine Newsletter , Forbes, Harvard Business Review , Wired , Noah Kagen/AppSumo , Fast Co. , AI and Health , The Hustle , Tim Ferriss , Sparktype , TED , Good Life Project , AI Healthcare News , New York Times , Recomendo , We Study Markets , The Six Minute Mile , Oaktree Capital , Gust , and Morning Brew - be sure to check them out. And as always, I have no financial, marketing or affiliate relationship with any of the sources noted herein. (Please email me if links do not show and I'll send to you.)

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Chris

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