Alex McBrairty

Does It Pay To Be Pragmatic?

By: Alex McBrairty May 28, 2019May 28, 2019

MindsetConnect the Dots, Growth, Growth Mindset, Information, Knowledge, Pragmatism, Random FactsLeave a Comment

How do you decide what information is worth learning and what information can be discarded? At least once a week, usually toward the end of the week, I have this thing with clients where I will ask them if they’ve learned any interesting facts. These could be something they learned from reading articles, interesting tidbits…

The Art of Telling A Good Story

By: Alex McBrairty March 21, 2019

Mindset, Social SkillsFriendship, Interpersonal Skills, Relationship Building, Relationships, social skills, Stories, Telling StoriesLeave a Comment

[This article is a follow-up article to Theory of Mind: How To Understand Others Better. You can read that article by clicking here.] A couple weeks ago I was in bed ready to fall asleep, it was around 11:30pm. As I’m drifting off I hear a weird buzzing noise. My girlfriend hears it too. It…

Theory of Mind: How To Get Better At Understanding Others

By: Alex McBrairty March 12, 2019March 12, 2019

Mindset, Social SkillsCoaching, Fitness, Interpersonal Skills, Nutrition, Psychology, Theory of Mind, Understanding OthersLeave a Comment

Theory of mind is the ability to understand that others have beliefs, thoughts, perspectives, and desires that are different than our own. It’s our ability to take the perspective of another person. This theory of mind develops in stages over the course of our childhood. (And continues to fine tune throughout most of our lives.)…

Why Weight Loss Is Harder Than A College Degree

By: Alex McBrairty March 6, 2019March 6, 2019

Exercise, Health, Lifestyle, Mindset, Motivation, NutritionBehavior Change, College Degree, Fitness Psychology, Goal Setting, Habit Change, Psychology, Weight Loss, Weight Loss Success, Weight Loss TipsLeave a Comment

For many people school isn’t particularly fun. Sure, you get to visit with your friends or you might even have a class or two that pique your interest. This is usually outweighed by the required courses for your degree that bore you to death. (Does anyone actually like bio-chem? Or statistics? How about an entire…

Making New Friends As An Adult Is Hard. Here’s What You Need To Know.

By: Alex McBrairty December 29, 2018December 29, 2018

Health, Lifestyle, Mindsetconnection, environment, familiarity, Friends, Growth, Health, human connection, likability, Psychology, social psychology, social skills, socializing, vulnerabilityLeave a Comment

Our relationships with others—our friends, family, and significant others—give our life its greatest moments and sense of purpose. However, as an adult, do you actually know how to make new friends? As we grow into adulthood, and periodically throughout our life, we go through periods of “friendship pruning.” We begin to recognize that some of…