This newsletter dives into the intersection of psychology and performance, with a focus on personal responsibility and practical strategies for growth. Expect insights that challenge you to take ownership of your life, embrace accountability, and achieve meaningful progress. Growth happens when you do the work. Let's do it together!
The Flow State | The Decisions that Matter Most
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Korab Idrizi | Flow State Psychology
This newsletter dives into the intersection of psychology and performance, with a focus on personal responsibility and practical strategies for growth. Expect insights that challenge you to take ownership of your life, embrace accountability, and achieve meaningful progress. Growth happens when you do the work. Let's do it together!
Not Everyone Needs More Happiness One of the more useful distinctions I’ve heard recently came from Arthur Brooks, who pointed out that happiness and unhappiness are not opposites in the way we often assume. Darkness is simply the absence of light. Unhappiness is not simply the absence of happiness. Psychologically, they operate as partially independent systems. You can experience meaning, joy, and gratitude while still carrying anxiety, grief, or dissatisfaction, just as you can remove...
Korab Idrizi PhD Candidate & Performance Coach I accidentally went viral last week after sharing some reflections on my wife’s pregnancy, the labor process, and the early postpartum period. The video has since reached about 3.5 million views, with over 729,000 likes and 7,700 comments, not as a point of pride, but as evidence that it struck a nerve. Here’s the video if you haven’t seen it yet: Screenshot of Tiktok videohttps://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8y3qKBy/ What I described was not meant to be...
Become a High-Agency Person Last week my wife and I were sitting on the couch after dinner. She rested her hand on her stomach and said the baby was moving more than usual. She looked tired and excited at the same time, the kind of expression you only see when someone knows life is about to change in a matter of days. Then she asked me, “What is the one thing you want to instill in our daughter?” Without hesitating, I said, “I want her to be high agency.” The speed of that answer surprised...