Mark JabenApr 246 minOpinion- End Point or Starting Place?Here’s the hypothesis- the challenge in addressing the controversies of our day comes down to whether a person sees their opinion as the...
Mark JabenMar 13 minWhat We Hoped For Was Herd Immunity; What We Got Was Herd MentalityI don’t know what’s going on in your community, but here it is yet another example that supports Ian MacGilchrist’s assessment that we...
Mark JabenFeb 225 minWhy do people dying from Covid refuse to believe they have it?Why do people dying from Covid refuse to believe they have it? Why do people focus on the low percentage risk of dying, yet minimize that...
Mark JabenJan 56 minCONFUSING BELIEF AND FACT You’ve heard it, no doubt. Someone proclaims the ‘truth’ because they heard it somewhere. So many people seem so willing to trust what...
Mark JabenJun 18, 20214 minParalysis by Analysis, Opposite of The Inevitability TrapHow often have you had this happen? You are grappling with a difficult issue. The answer just isn’t coming clear. The more you bat it...
Mark JabenMay 5, 20215 minThe Trap of InevitabilityThe grand quest for our brain is to craft the certainty needed to act in a world that is anything but certain. Surely, we have great...
Mark JabenMar 17, 20216 minJanuary 6th, The Texas Freeze, and Qanon- Surprised? Really?If you have been living in a cave, you may have missed the invasion of the Capitol on January 6, or not be aware of all those choosing to...
Mark JabenFeb 6, 20215 min‘They’ll Never Change Their Mind’- What To Do About the Amygdala, Part 2So you are frustrated because it seems impossible to have any kind of conversation with someone who does not seem to share your views....
Mark JabenJan 27, 20215 min‘They’ll Never Change Their Mind’- What To Do About the Amygdala, part 1Last post, we saw that expecting to have a fruitful conversation with someone processing primarily through their amygdala is not likely....
Mark JabenDec 7, 20207 minDon’t Blame Your Amygdala: Just Doing Its JobIn the last post we saw that one’s story- a narrative used to explain what’s going on and guide what to do- begins with one’s worldview:...
Mark JabenOct 18, 20207 minLet's Dig Deeper-The Foundation of the Story: WorldviewThe mind crafts a story to guide decisions and choices, using its most immediate concerns- the sorting criteria- to focus on the...
Mark JabenSep 16, 20206 minThe Key To The Transition- Sorting Criteria--Please share this with someone you care about-- The key to the transition from problem thinking to dilemma thinking is the story that...
Mark JabenAug 6, 20208 min‘Just Get Over It’-The Problem With Problem ThinkingYou may recall Mick Mulvaney, then President Trump’s Chief of Staff, telling us all to ‘just get over it,’ when he addressed quid pro quo...
Mark JabenJul 3, 202012 minPANDEMIC AND PROTESTSFirst, please accept my apologies for ‘disappearing’ since early March. But what a whirlwind it’s been with a pandemic and now protests....
Mark JabenMar 2, 20201 minA Great Idea Is Not Enough For Successful ChangeHi. In lieu of a blog post this month, check out this webinar for the KaiNexus folks copy and paste, or hit the button on the home page:...
Mark JabenJan 27, 20206 minWhere Have All The Snowflakes Gone?People can and do change their mind. It actually does happen. You may have even seen it yourself a time or two. For your mind, however,...
Mark JabenDec 18, 20198 minWhy Do Good People With Good Intentions Get It Wrong So Very Often?Chernobyl, The Impeachment Hearings, and The Brain- I know you have witnessed this yourself. Good people with good intentions DO get it...
Mark JabenOct 17, 20197 minTHE WORLD YOU LIVE INYou may know exactly the world you live in. But consider this- the latest brain research suggests that the mind generates a narrative...