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What Do You Have to Resist in Order to Get to ‘Just Whelmed’? Paraphrasing Martha Beck (from the previously-quoted O article, entitled “Wait! Stop! It’s All Too Much”), handling overwhelm is not for the faint-of-heart. You have to resist deep instinctive and cultural tendencies. Please ask (and answer) the following questions: What messages have you [...]

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Martha Beck, coach and author, made the following statement recently: “Overwhelm” is increasingly common as demands on human attention increase exponentially. The human brain just wasn’t designed to handle the environment we inhabit. So, it’s not just you who is thinking, ‘Gosh, what’s wrong with me? Why can’t I manage everything that’s going on?’ It’s [...]

Tags: brain, just whelmed, Martha Beck, overwhelm