My latest guest post on the Psychology, Philosophy and Real Life blog is a bit contrarian. It’s called The Downsides of Optimism.
There is much in the blogosphere about how we should be positive and so on. I largely (but don’t entirely) agree with this. So I wanted to put the other side [...]
Part 2 – Adolescence
For me at least adolescence was about finding out how to fit in with others and the world in general. This was a bit of a challenge for an introvert.
Especially for an introvert who was a thinker. It seemed to me that there weren’t clear rules; and the rules there [...]
I have a guest post on the Psychology, Philosophy and Real Life blog. It is something of a follow-up to my last one on being a craftsperson.
Craftspeople are often thought to be patient. There is good evidence for this – they spend years pursuing their craft – and this involves doing the same [...]
Part 1 – Childhood
The introvert I am writing about is me.
When I look back I feel that I have always been an introvert. This fits with what other people tell me, that I was “shy” and so on. One complicating factor was that at about 18months of age I had a couple of [...]
In a guest post on the Psychology, Philosophy and Real Life blog I look at the place craft has in our lives. It is called Art and Craft. My starting point is my father’s trade – he does repetition turning (making widgets out of metal). Like any craftsperson he does the same [...]
Personal Development for Smart People: the conscious pursuit of personal growth by Steve Pavlina
I like Steve Pavlina
I like Steve Pavlina – I like his adrenalin-junkie style. I like how he pushes the boundaries and is always trying stuff (like sleeping twenty minutes every four hours instead in one block as usual). I like [...]
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Not a very cheery title I know. But it’s not a very cheery subject either. It’s a guest post by me on the Psychology, Philosophy and Real Life blog.
I’m unsure how good it is – I was reaching to deal with stuff that I find very difficult and don’t have a [...]
There are a couple of ideas that annoy me. The first is that we can do nothing. The second is that we can do everything.
Both seem obviously nonsensical to me. The choices I make (eg whether to treat a friend well or badly) seem to make a big difference to [...]
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