Perspective shifts, one post at a time.

The Mysterious Case of Free Will

Free will is back in the dock. A courtroom drama with expert testimony from Benjamin Libet and Sam Harris — can the defence prove you're free to decide the verdict?

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The Zoom-Out Path – Training Course

Step back. See clearly. Live fluidly. A transformative training experience that helps individuals reclaim perspective.

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Trust

What makes a team truly great? Before strategy, skills, or systems — there's trust.

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"Stretch Zone" Zoom-Out

Seeing the sweet spot between comfort and overwhelm — where real growth happens.

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"Inverted U" Zoom-Out

Seeing the relationship between pressure and performance — the Yerkes-Dodson Law of Arousal and Performance.

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"Stress Bucket" Zoom-Out

Seeing how to balance levels of stress using a bucket metaphor.

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"Adversity Adventure" Zoom-Out

Seeing adversity as a potential adventure. Let's face it, life can be pretty hard.

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Lazarus' Transactional Model of Stress

In 1976 Richard Lazarus developed what was to become a highly influential model of stress.

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"Evolutionary Distortions" Zoom-Out

Evolution did not design our minds to see clearly — it designed them to survive.

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The Odds of Being Alive

Neil deGrasse Tyson and cohosts Chuck Nice and Gary O'Reilly learn about the probabilities all around us.

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Zoom-Out Foundations

The foundational ideas and tools of Zoom-Out.

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"Behaviour Equation" Zoom-Out

Seeing that bad behaviour does not equate to a bad person.

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Embracing Change

Shifting our perception of time and ourselves to foster resilience and growth.

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All Perspectives Are Wrong But Some Are Helpful

Seeing how a human perspective is an imperfect and partial representation of reality — and yet we often treat it as complete.

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"Time is Change" Zoom-Out

Seeing that without time, nothing can change. As time passes, everything changes — nothing ever stays the same.

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"Future Hindsight" Zoom-Out

Seeing how this will look differently when you look back on it in the future.

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"Intentional Breathing" Zoom-Out

Seeing how intentional, mindful breathing helps us take control of our state and stress response.

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Acute Stress

Dealing with acute stress in the moment, and taking control of our stress response.

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Chronic Stress

Dealing with an ongoing source of stress.

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"Focusing Illusion" Zoom-Out

Seeing how merely thinking about something will exaggerate its importance.

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Zoom-Out on Stress

Seeing the nature of stress itself and how we can zoom-out on stressors and our stress response.

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Stress and Perspective

Let's explore how Zooming-Out can help us view, think about, and act upon stress in the most optimal way.

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Respect

Why respect is the cornerstone of effective teamwork, in today's hyper-collaborative world.

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Zoom-Out on Teamwork

Seeing and acting on what makes teamwork, work.

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3 Powerful Reasons to Stop Comparing Yourself to Others

Every minute spent comparing yourself to someone else is a minute stolen from building your best life.

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"Conflicting Truths" Zoom-Out

How it's not always "I'm right, so you must be wrong!"

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"Learn-Celebrate-Trust" Zoom-Out

Seeing a formula for happiness from a wise monk.

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"Realistic Optimism" Zoom-Out

Seeing negativity — and also that another side exists.

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"Perspective is Everything" by Rory Sutherland

Rory Sutherland highlights our neglect of psychological solutions in favour of purely technical ones.

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"Emotional Reappraisal" Zoom-Out

Seeing how not to suppress our emotions, and reappraise them instead.

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"Golden-eyed Monster" Zoom-Out

Seeing how our imagination controls us — or we can choose to control it.

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"SCARF Model" Zoom-Out

David Rock highlights five key social factors that drive people towards or away from something.

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The Zoom-Out Compass

A "personal reality" navigation device and visual summary of the Zoom-Out dimensions and signposts.

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"Wasp Sting" Zoom-Out

Seeing how an insect sting can put everyday stress and suffering into perspective.

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An Introduction to Zoom-Out and Planet Zoom

Finding broader and more helpful perspectives to boost wellbeing and performance in an increasingly connected, dynamic world.

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