Time to think: why leaders rarely stop to ask why, and what research on reflection shows
CEOs work about 62 hours a week, mostly with other people. What studies on reflection and on sitting alone with our thoughts found, with limits.
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Notes on quiet, attention and the people at one table.
Why eating together builds trust: what studies of shared meals show
Does sharing a meal make people trust each other more? What studies on social eating, shared plates and doing things in sync actually found.
Nature and the tired mind: what attention restoration research actually shows
Does time in nature help a tired mind? What attention restoration studies, a brain-scan walk study and 19,806 survey answers found, with limits.
Your phone on the table: what the brain drain studies found, and what the replications say
Does a phone on the table hurt focus and conversation? The original studies, the failed replications and two meta-analyses, in plain words.
CEO peer groups compared: YPO, EO, Vistage and informal circles
How YPO, EO and Vistage peer groups differ: who can join, group size, how forums work. Facts from their official sites, plus informal circles.
Interrupted every two minutes: what constant interruptions do to how leaders think
Microsoft data shows heavy users are pinged every two minutes. What studies on interruptions, attention residue and phones say about how leaders think.
Lonely at the top: what the research actually says about leaders and loneliness
Are leaders lonelier than their teams? What WHO, Gallup and peer-reviewed studies show about loneliness at the top, and what they don't.
