Monday, February 23, 2026

MONDAY — THE HUMAN CONDITION

“We wanted to know if blinking was impacted by environmental factors and how it related to executive function. For instance, is there a strategic timing of a person’s blinks so they would not miss out on what is being said?”

— Pénélope Coupal, Concordia University

Forget reading body language. Your team’s blink rate might be the most honest engagement metric you’ll never find on a dashboard. New neuroscience research reveals that deep concentration suppresses blinking involuntarily, meaning the most locked-in person in your next meeting isn’t the one nodding along – they’re the one whose eyes haven’t hit “refresh.” To learn more, Check out the article Neuroscience Just Discovered a Weird Way to Tell When Someone Is Really Listening to You.

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Stay safe. Stay healthy. Be strong. Lead well.

Chad