Psychology for 21st Century Living

08/10/2013

Why are the Kenyans such good runners? Genetics, right??
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/athletics/10361777/Mo-Farah-moving-into-a-house-full-of-Kenyan-runners-changed-my-whole-attitude-to-training-and-racing.html

In the latest exclusive extract from his autobiography, Mo Farah reveals that the decision to live with a group of Kenyan runners represented by his management company opened his eyes

06/11/2012

http://www.ctpsychology.com/2012/11/06/dealing-with-pain-mindful-approaches/

Pain is like taxes: one of the few certainties in life. Like paying your taxes, the intensity and duration of the pain experience can depend on how you approach it and how you relate to it. Some of the most remarkable changes I have ever seen clients make in therapy have resulted from changing their...

05/11/2012

05/11/2012

An interesting article from this weekend's Age: on cultivating present moment awareness at work, it increases well being for almost everyone, and a simple way to enhance work performance and morale.
http://www.theage.com.au/small-business/blogs/work-in-progress/bringing-zen-into-the-workplace-20121102-28nht.html

Bringing zen into the workplace

30/04/2012

22/02/2012

http://danielgoleman.info/2012/meditation-and-creativity/
Interested in increasing your creativity at work? Practice stress management for health and performance

A: There’s a good reason your best ideas come to you in the shower or while walking your dog: the mind makes more associations while in a relaxed state. Creativity comes from finding fresh connections, and when you relax your brain goes into an alpha wave state that activates your right hemisphere. ...

23/12/2011

...just listened this: fantastic! To paraphrase "Vulnerability as the core of shame, fear and struggle for worthiness, but also the birthplace of joy, creativity, belonging and love!" "You can't selectively numb bad emotion without numbing joy, gratitude and happiness." Great messages and well expressed too!
http://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_on_vulnerability.html

TED Talks Brene Brown studies human connection -- our ability to empathize, belong, love. In a poignant, funny talk at TEDxHouston, she shares a deep insight from her research, one that sent her on a personal quest to know herself as well as to understand humanity. A talk to share.

28/10/2011

For worries about stock market, housing market, job market etc...

11/10/2011

New blog post: Being a great team http://www.ctpsychology.com/2011/10/11/so-you-want-to-be-a-great-team/

I just read an excellent article by an ex-colleague. It’s an insider’s view of what it takes to build a great team, written about Geelong Football Club. Basically, if you build a great organisation, the stage is set. Individuals will follow. Not the other way round. Three lessons stand out:

11/10/2011

A fascinating episode on 'Insight' on SBS tonight discussing the rise of narcissism in society. Narcissism is the opposite of empathy...and as Simon Baron-Cohen says: there "is no human problem that is not soluble in empathy." http://alturl.com/6py9t

18/09/2011

Article from The Age on how living mindfully helps us to get the most out of life, and to enjoy the process: the best way to gain freedom from the things that hold us back and stress us out
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/how-to-pay-no-mind-to-the-rantings-and-ravings-of-the-mind-20110917-1kf2d.html

How to pay no mind to the rantings and ravings of the mind