“Neuroenhancers are perfectly suited for the anxiety of white-collar competition in a floundering economy. And they have a synergistic relationship with our multiplying digital technologies: the more gadgets we own, the more distracted we become, and the more we need help in order to focus.”
So concludes a New Yorker piece this week on the increasing [...]
Archive for the ‘Professional Perspectives’ Category
“Neuroenhancers” and attention to money
Sunday, April 26th, 2009 by Ken Kaye
Desorden de atención monetaria en descendientes
Saturday, April 18th, 2009 by SergioA
por Sergio Armendáriz Royval
El Heraldo de Chihuahua
18 de abril de 2009
Este título parece más que todo un problema psicológico o neurológico que generalmente asociamos con los ahora más generalizados o diagnosticados déficit de atención, de hiperactividad, de trastornos del aprendizaje y demás relacionados. Pues de acuerdo a mis experiencias con los descendientes que he interactuado, [...]
“Toe in the Water” education about adult ADD
Thursday, April 9th, 2009 by Attn:Money
David Giwerc’s ADD Coaching Academy created a new teleclass series for those who are just getting started in learning about ADD and what can be accomplished through coaching.
Motivate, Teach, Support
Friday, April 3rd, 2009 by Ken Kaye
“How much do you need?” a father played by Jason Robards in the movie Parenthood asks his hapless son (Tom Hulce), with a look that says “… you worthless, disappointing, lying bum”—while reaching into his pocket.
As a psychologist as well as a father, I wanted a way to communicate exactly the opposite. A way to give my sons and daughters the consistent message, “You’re worthy, you’re capable of succeeding, I love you, and we’re going to help you.” A system that helps by teaching them to fish rather than merely handing them a wad of fish.
Parental Bailouts
Friday, April 3rd, 2009 by Ken Kaye
Different kinds and degrees of debt demand different kinds of intervention. But let’s begin with the general question: Is it wise to bail our adult children out of trouble they got themselves into? Or should one let them bear the consequences, so they learn?
Unless this is a long-term chronic problem, grab your bailing bucket. Absolutely. The lessons taught by overwhelming debt aren’t taught any better by letting a bad crisis become hopeless. Debt isn’t like water standing three feet deep in a basement, which has ruined the books and games stored there but will eventually flow away again and leave the owner with some cleaning up to do. It’s a rising flood, threatening to carry off the whole house—literally. Left alone, it doesn’t go away, it just gets deeper.