Aruna Gobalan's Blog, page 14
August 5, 2022
Stop Coddling: Why and How to Stop Bubble-wrapping Ourselves (and Our Kids)
"I had a tough childhood, so I want to make sure my children have it easy" is a common refrain among many parents. Fair enough. While this philosophy is well-intentioned, it's often poorly executed. The result: overzealous parents with overprotected children. Consequently, we raise kids who do not know how to problem solve effectively or […]
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July 29, 2022
The Gut Microbiome: Do We Have Free Will or Are We Ruled By Microbes?
If the title of this article makes you feel like you've landed in the biology section of the science fair, I empathize with you. There's a good reason I pivot this week to discuss the gut microbiome instead of my usual pondering about abstract philosophical subjects such as how to cultivate eulogy values. Strange as it […]
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July 22, 2022
Eulogy Values v Resume Values: How to Refocus on What Matters
NY Times writer David Brooks wrote an opinion piece a few years ago about how, as a society, we focus on developing resume values instead of eulogy values. Ultimately when we pass, no one’s going to care about the degrees we accumulated, the perfect spreadsheets we built, or the $ in our bank accounts (okay, maybe […]
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July 15, 2022
Wellness Recap: A Mid-Year Summary of How to Do Well, Be Well, and Feel Well
Neuroscientists have proven that repetition improves learning. According to the multiple trace theory, finding at least one trace of an event becomes easier when there are more traces of that event in memory. With that premise in mind, this post is a consolidated summary of a few articles published earlier this year— a wellness recap […]
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July 8, 2022
Conditioning Your Mind: Why Mental Toughness Matters More Than You Think
It starts as a whisper and slowly gets louder and louder. Before you know it, it crowds out all your other thoughts. Soon, you have no choice but to listen to it humbly. I'm referring to the voices in our head telling us to back off when we're about to exert ourselves in challenging situations. […]
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July 1, 2022
An Open Mind: Lessons from the Galileo Affair
Having an open mind or getting someone else to open up their mind to a different point of view is hard work. But it can be done. The Galileo affair from the 17th century has some classic lessons and some do's, but mostly don'ts, on how to get someone to change their perspective, especially when […]
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June 24, 2022
Avoidance: Why We Struggle to Face Our Fears
When people say, "I'd rather get a root canal than look at my unpaid bills," they are actually exhibiting a universally favorite coping mechanism in the face of fear—avoidance. (Also, they probably have never had a root canal.)Burying your head in the sand will not make you invisible. It will simply make it harder for […]
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June 17, 2022
Contentment Or Complacency? Does Feeling Content Mean You Are Lazy?
Have you ever checked every item on your to-do list, hustled all day, only to feel a sense of disquiet when you go to bed? The feeling that you haven’t done enough or could do more and be more can be very disheartening. On the other hand, you may struggle to admit that you are […]
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June 10, 2022
Why We Struggle to Adapt to Change
There are few things in life we universally detest. Change is one of them. As we get older, our resistance to change seems only to increase. We become stubborn and resistant, throwing toddler-like tantrums whenever life deviates in any way from how it's "supposed" to be. Why is it such a struggle for us to […]
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June 3, 2022
Balance In Life: An Overrated Concept?
Almost every day, I find a reference to a news article or a social media post extolling the need for work-life balance. By no means a recent topic of discussion, work-life balance, or for that matter, balance in life, in general, has long been the subject of much contention. The Covid-19 pandemic has simply catapulted […]
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