We’re covering the Steel Man Technique, what steel manning is, what the research says about why your brain fights it, and 3 ways to use the Steel Man technique to make sharper decisions at home, at work, and when it matters most for your team.

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1. Lord, C.G., Lepper, M.R., & Preston, E. (1984). Considering the opposite: A corrective strategy for social judgment. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 47(6), 1231–1243.

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We're covering groupthink and explaining what it is, what the research says about how Groupthink quietly kills good decisions and ideas, and 3 ways to protect yourself and your team from groupthink before it does any damage.

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1. Choi, J.N., & Kim, M.U. (1999). The organizational application of groupthink and its limitations in organizations. Journal of Applied Psychology, 84(2), 297–306.

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We're breaking down imposter syndrome, what imposter syndrome is, what the research says about it, and three ways to flip imposter syndrome from a source of dread into a signal that you're growing.

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1. Clance, P.R., & Imes, S.A. (1978). The imposter phenomenon in high achieving women: Dynamics and therapeutic intervention. Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, 15(3), 241–247.
2. Tewfik, B.A. (2022). The impostor phenomenon revisited: Examining the relationship between workplace impostor thoughts and interpersonal effectiveness at work. Academy of Management Journal, 65(3), 988–1018.

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We're breaking down why saying no is so hard, what the research says about the language that makes saying no stick, and 3 ways to say no without guilt that will protect your time, your energy, and your sanity.

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1. Patrick, V.M., & Hagtvedt, H. (2012). "I Don't" versus "I Can't": When empowered refusal motivates goal-directed behavior. Journal of Consumer Research, 39(2), 371–381.

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We're explaining how to use Googles Nano Banana effectively for image editing, what Nano Banana is, why vague prompts tank your results every time, and three Nano Banana prompting techniques that will get you the output you're actually shooting for.

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1. Research section: Xiang, Y., et al. (2025). When misunderstanding meets artificial intelligence: the critical role of trust in human–AI and human–human team communication and performance. Frontiers in Psychology, 16, Article 1637339.
2. Prompting frameworks and best practices: Google Cloud. (2026, March 6). The ultimate Nano Banana prompting guide.

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We're breaking down email signatures, not the kind with your name and title, but pre-written response templates you build once and send in seconds.

We explain what email signatures are, why the research on email signatures makes them a no-brainer, how to build email signatures, and three ways to put email signatures to work so you can stop retyping the same responses and get your time back.

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1. McKinsey Global Institute. (2012). The social economy: Unlocking value and productivity through social technologies. McKinsey & Company.

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We're covering the Steve Jobs 2-hour rule, we explain what the Steve Jobs 2-hour rule is, what neuroscience says about why unstructured thinking time is one of the most productive things you can do for your brain, and three ways to build the Steve Jobs 2-hour rule into your day.

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1. Mason, M.F., Norton, M.I., Van Horn, J.D., Wegner, D.M., Grafton, S.T., & Macrae, C.N. (2007). Wandering minds: The default network and stimulus-independent thought. Science, 315(5810), 393–395.

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We're giving you the top AI prompts for your work life. We explain what the research says about the hours you stand to get back, and five AI prompts you can start using today to get your time back, protect your sanity and even leave work early a few days a week

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1. Microsoft. (2023). Microsoft Work Trend Index Special Report: Will AI Fix Work? Microsoft Corporation.
2. Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI. (2025). AI Index Report 2025. Stanford HAI.

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