Erin Wildermuth, Author at Full Focus https://fullfocus.co/author/erinwildermuth/ Win at Work and Succeed at Life Mon, 28 Aug 2023 07:00:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://fullfocus.co/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/cropped-icon-fullfocus-32x32.png Erin Wildermuth, Author at Full Focus https://fullfocus.co/author/erinwildermuth/ 32 32 The Science of Motivation https://fullfocus.co/the-science-of-motivation/ Mon, 28 Aug 2023 07:00:17 +0000 https://michaelhyatt.com/?p=42969 The United States Military Academy is an elite, selective institution with an acceptance rate of less than 10 percent. Despite this, not everyone who matriculates graduates. Psychologists Amy Wrzesniewski and Barry Schwartz decided to find out why. Drawing on 14 years of data detailing the motivations and outcomes of over 10,000 cadets, they found intrinsic […]

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]]> The Science of Tackling Large Projects https://fullfocus.co/the-science-of-tackling-large-projects/ Tue, 18 Dec 2018 10:45:13 +0000 https://michaelhyatt.com/?p=43482 My sister is obsessed with games. Video games, board games, role-playing games – she loves them all. She will readily admit that the pure glee she derives from unlocking achievements fuels this obsession. She isn’t alone. Quests result in gold, each round of Tetris earns additional points, and grown adults spend more time searching neighbor’s […]

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]]> You Say You Want a Resolution https://fullfocus.co/you-say-you-want-a-resolution/ Tue, 11 Dec 2018 10:45:28 +0000 https://michaelhyatt.com/?p=43525 For all of the champagne, new diets, and gym memberships folks are about to experience, only about eight percent of resolution-takers succeed in attaining their goals. What goes wrong? Any number of answers might hold a kernel of truth, but I’d offer the following: New Year’s Day is not a real new beginning. Much as […]

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]]> The Science of Record-Breaking https://fullfocus.co/the-science-of-record-breaking/ Tue, 04 Dec 2018 10:45:35 +0000 https://michaelhyatt.com/?p=43485 May 6, 1954 was a cold and windy day in Oxford, England. It was far from ideal conditions for a race, but it was also the day Roger Banister broke a record. He wasn’t a professional athlete, but a medical student with a knack for running. He set out on a wet race track and […]

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]]> The Science of Gauging Time https://fullfocus.co/the-science-of-gauging-time/ Tue, 13 Nov 2018 10:45:37 +0000 https://michaelhyatt.com/?p=43325 This morning I had a list of four sizable items to accomplish. I knew it was an ambitious plan, but I tackled the day with confidence. I was determined to be a single-minded machine of efficiency, slaying tasks with unparalleled gusto. I started early, but it didn’t matter. As I write, it’s mid-afternoon and not […]

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]]> The Science of Teambuilding https://fullfocus.co/the-science-of-team-building/ Tue, 30 Oct 2018 09:45:22 +0000 https://michaelhyatt.com/?p=43270 “Tell me about a time you worked with a team.” It is a common interview question, one many of us have heard before. If you’re like me, a flood of past teams comes cascading into your brain, some good and others not so good. There is the team where you had to the do all […]

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]]> The Science of Coaching https://fullfocus.co/the-science-of-coaching/ Tue, 16 Oct 2018 09:45:44 +0000 https://michaelhyatt.com/?p=43167 I met Dave at a residential behavioral health center in Arizona. An older man with stories to match his years, he was great with the clients and even better with our young coworkers. One story he shared has stuck with me. He had been working with a particularly unpleasant young man for several months. Let’s […]

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]]> The Science of Decision Fatigue https://fullfocus.co/the-science-of-decision-fatigue/ Tue, 11 Sep 2018 09:45:58 +0000 https://michaelhyatt.com/?p=42539 Think back to the last decision you made. What were your options? How did you choose what to do? Most importantly, was the outcome of this decision instrumental in building your life, productivity, or happiness? Unless I caught you at a particularly productive or essential moment, probably not. Most of the decisions we make are […]

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]]> The Science of Play https://fullfocus.co/the-science-of-play/ Tue, 28 Aug 2018 09:45:19 +0000 https://michaelhyatt.com/?p=42507 As a kid who wasn’t allowed to watch television, the focus of my childhood was play. The games are too many to count. There was, for example, a little girl who lived in mirrorland and would possess me if I accidentally touched that shiny, reflective surface at night. She scared the heck out of my […]

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]]> The Science of Rituals https://fullfocus.co/the-science-of-rituals/ Tue, 07 Aug 2018 09:45:31 +0000 https://michaelhyatt.com/?p=42513 What do you do when you wake up in the morning? Do you brush your teeth, take a shower, and eat a bowl of oatmeal? Maybe you go for a run before the rest of the house is up or maybe you press the snooze and lie in bed, going over your day’s goals. Whatever […]

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