by Franklin Wordsmith | Nov 28, 2017 | Neuroscience
We’ve all had people say “yes” to our ideas with excitement — and then get cold feet. They give us plenty of logical reasons for their change of heart. What’s really going on is a change in the system their brain is using to evaluate an...
by Franklin Wordsmith | Nov 14, 2017 | Neuroscience
I was doing a podcast with Cody Gough at Curiosity.com yesterday, and body language came up.We talked about how when you hug people and they stiffen up, this makes everyone feel uncomfortable — and want to get away from each other as soon as possible.If...
by Franklin Wordsmith | Nov 7, 2017 | Storytelling
We’ve all heard someone tell a story that included, “Then I did this … and then this happened … and next we …”Depending upon the situation, we stifled our yawns and controlled our eye rolls – or didn’t.Read this: so you’ll never do that again!Chances are good that at...
by Franklin Wordsmith | Nov 2, 2017 | Neuroscience
We’ve all heard the line that Albert Einstein used more of his brain than the rest of us, and that’s why he was smarter.We probably believed this (and were a little jealous).The truth is something different. It may surprise you to learn that, over an...
by Franklin Wordsmith | Oct 24, 2017 | Leadership
Last night, I went to The Moth – a storytelling competition – hoping to get a chance to speak. The format is to tell a five-minute story that is true, happened to you, and shared without notes.The theme was “competition.” I thought I had a doozey: how, in my 20s, I’d...
