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Why change is hard, and what actually helps
Short, useful reading on wellbeing, AI, security and building something new.
32 articles
If your mind will not switch off
How to stop overthinking
Overthinking is the mind trying to close a problem it cannot solve by thinking. Here is why the same thoughts keep looping, and a calm, practical way to loosen their grip.
ReadIf music is how you unwind
Why music can help an overthinking mind
Why a song can quiet racing thoughts: how music works on attention and the nervous system, and what to play when you are overthinking.
ReadIf people will not speak up
Psychological safety training: what it is, and why ours feels different
Psychological safety is the felt ability to close the gap between how fully you want to take part and how able you feel to. Here is what it is, what gets in the way, and why our training changes what people do, not just what they can define.
ReadIf AI licences sit unused
AI adoption training for employees
When licences and tool training still do not produce confident, safe, everyday use, the gap is behavioural. This is the training that closes it.
ReadIf smart people still get caught
Social engineering awareness training: why knowing the red flags is not enough
You can know every red flag and still get caught. Here is why awareness training can fail at the moment it matters, and how Think Like a Hacker trains the behaviour underneath the rule.
ReadIf you are building something alone
Why founder resilience is really about expectations
Telling founders to be more resilient does almost nothing. Resilience is mostly about expectations and the people around you. From our Resilient Founders work with LSE.
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Why AI mirrors humans, and how to get better outputs and workflows from it
AI reflects human behaviour back, the calm and the overwhelmed alike, without differentiating the two. That is why its output swings from sharp to confidently wrong, and what to do about it.
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Why employees resist AI
Resistance to AI is rarely about the technology. It is a predictable, protective response, and once you can read it, you can address it.
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The gap between knowing and doing
People almost always know what they should do. Whether they do it is the real problem. Here is what closes the gap, with an interactive to try.
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Why wellbeing advice does not stick
People know what would help them feel better. Doing it under pressure is another matter. Here is what moves it, with an interactive to try.
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What is a sound bath? What it does, and how to book one
A sound bath is a session where you lie still while bowls, gongs and chimes fill the room. What it does, where it came from, and how to book one for your group.
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The behaviour behind AI adoption
Licences and training rarely turn into confident, everyday use. The gap is behavioural. Here is what closes it, with an interactive to try.
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Music therapy, therapeutic music and sound therapy: what's the difference?
Music therapy, therapeutic music, sound therapy and binaural beats are related but not the same. What each one means, why sound affects how we feel, and where they overlap.
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Why security training does not change behaviour
Everyone passes the annual quiz and still clicks under pressure. Security is a behaviour problem, not a knowledge one. Here is what shifts it, with an interactive to try.
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Why founders know the move and still stall
Founders usually know what to do next. Doing it, under uncertainty and in public, is the hard part. Here is what unlocks it, with an interactive to try.
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How hackers hijack behaviour
Most breaches start with a person, not a system. Attackers pull the same behavioural levers everyone has. Here is how to hold the line, with an interactive to try.
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The neuroscience, psychology and behavioural science of selling: what moves a buying decision
A lot of sales advice assumes the job is to make someone buy. That is backwards. Here is what the neuroscience and psychology of selling actually say, and how to use them ethically.
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How to build a buyer persona that reflects behaviour, not demographics
Most personas are a name, an age and a stock photo, and they change nothing. Here is how to build one from the few signals your buyer actually acts on.
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How AI raises the social engineering risk
AI does not invent new human weaknesses. It industrialises the old ones, making the same manipulation cheaper, faster and far more convincing.
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Why training does not get people back to work
Most return-to-work support assumes the gap is skills. It is usually the ability to act, and with an ageing workforce and rising pension costs, closing it matters more each year. Try the interactive to see what moves it.
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Why our AI hackathons are different
For plenty of people an AI hackathon is daunting. Ours are built on behavioural science, so even people with no AI experience leave having built something real, and it sticks.
Read - From the teamFeel Better
Why we overthink: 5 main causes
The five drivers behind the overthinking loop, and where the cycle actually starts.
Read - From the teamFeel Better
7 daily practices to reduce anxiety
Seven small, repeatable habits that lower day-to-day anxiety, and why they work.
Read - From the teamFeel Better
A beginner’s guide to sound healing
What sound healing is, what happens in a session, and three simple ways to start.
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7 useful daily practices to reduce anxiety
What anxiety is, and seven practical routines that ease it over time.
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Do I need a therapist? 10 signs it may be time
Ten honest signals that it may be time to talk to someone, and where to start.
Read - From the teamFeel Better
Music therapy: 7 types and how they help
Seven kinds of music therapy, what happens in each, and what people use them for.
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Depression and anxiety are not life sentences
Why depression and anxiety are treatable states, not fixed identities, and what helps.
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Virtual music therapy: a new approach
How music therapy moved online, what changes, and what stays the same.
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Depression: one size does not fit all
Depression looks different for everyone, so what helps one person may not help another.
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MindHug in the time of COVID-19
A note from the early days: looking after your mind through isolation and uncertainty.
Read - From the teamFeel Better
Data science: fresh air for mental wellbeing
How data and measurement can make wellbeing support work better, not colder.
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