The Big Five personality model is different. It’s not trying to sort you. It’s trying to describe you – accurately, honestly, and with enough nuance that you might actually recognize yourself in the results. It’s the most scientifically validated personality framework in psychology, which sounds clinical and boring, but stick with me, because what it […]
What Is Executive Function – And Why Does It Explain So Much About You (and Your Teen)?
You know that feeling when you know what you’re supposed to do, you want to do it, and you still somehow… don’t? Or when your kid is clearly smart – you can see it – but they can’t seem to get out of their own way? Homework doesn’t get started. Emotions run hot over small […]
The Non-Linear Career Path Is Now Normal in Australia – How to Own Yours Based on Your Personality
There’s a story a lot of us grew up with about how a career is supposed to go. You study something. You get a graduate role in that thing. You work your way up through the ranks of that thing, accumulating experience and seniority like points in a video game, until eventually you are a […]
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Your Network Isn’t a Friend-Finder; It’s Your Life-Support System.
Let’s be honest with ourselves for a moment. You’ve been scrolling. Maybe it was during lunch, maybe in that weird liminal space between sleep and wakefulness. Your thumb, a tireless automaton, has swiped past countless faces, each one reduced to a thumbnail and a curated highlight reel. You see a coworker’s vacation photos from last […]