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 thing [...]
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 thing over and [...]
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 good grasp on [...]
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 the quality of my [...]
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After a big change am I still me? We have grown so much since we were six months old – does it make much sense to think of ourselves as being the same person? These are the sorts of things I’m puzzling about in my guest post on the Psychology, Philosophy and Real Life blog. [...]
