Psychology - The DESK Magazine (Page 5)

How to get over public speaking

In the last two years (this was written in 2016) I've stood on many stages around the world giving 30+ talks in more than 25 cities. I'm only counting the talks within the last 2-3 years, because those are the only ones I gave in English, my second language. That doesn't make me an expert, but there

by Tobias van Schneider

Victims of the sunk cost fallacy

As I sat down today deciding what to write, I kept refining a specific article I wanted to share with you. It took me most of my evening but I just couldn't get excited about the piece. It just wasn't good.

by Tobias van Schneider

Why you should change your mind

But when it comes to bigger decisions or anything related to our identity or profession, changing our mind happens much less frequently. Generally we believe that this is a good thing, “sticking to our core values” as we like to call it. Once we made a decision, we like to

by Tobias van Schneider

Every reason to panic

I’ve meant to write about this for a while but just couldn’t put it into words. It’s a sensitive topic and it makes me feel vulnerable, but I wanted to write and publish it because I wish more people would do the same – especially in our industry.

by Tobias van Schneider

Make more, live more

Today I want to take a different perspective on the human lifespan, specifically a human lifespan in today’s world. Doing this helps me zoom out and evaluate if the things I’m doing right now are really important to me, or if I just got stuck in the flow.

by Tobias van Schneider

The worst case scenario

When I sometimes chat with friends we like to talk about things we dream to do in our lives. Often these things involve us to take risks, personal risks we can’t foresee and in most cases like to avoid.

by Tobias van Schneider

Trust your gut

Five principles have guided me through most of my life and career and I always look back to them.

by Tobias van Schneider

Curiosity vs. judgment

(this article was written in September 2015 as a response to the Google re-design) In September 2015 Google introduced us to their new digital identity [https://design.google.com/]. As you can imagine, the design community was furious and outraged as ever. Of course, the loudest voices filled with criticism