I am often reminded of my friend Sue’s Uncle Bill, as a reference point for a good state of mind. When asked ‘How are you doing, Bill?’ he would reply with a broad smile, and… Read More
Keeping well, and keeping ‘steady’.
Posts in habit creation
DO POSITIVE EMOTIONS MAKE NEW HABITS, OR SHEER WILL-POWER?
Changing our behaviours always do feel like mountainous tasks. We set big goals – my son’s middle school tee-shirt said ‘run fast or be last’. The non sporting version is ‘go big or go home’…. Read More
What has your attention got to do with your mental health?
EVERYTHING. Where you choose to pay attention makes the difference between whether you manage your life, or your thoughts, feelings, memories and desires manage to overwhelm you into doing things which on reflection you would… Read More
Changing habits
There is a lot of talk about changing habits, and creating new ones. Essentially, the skill I want to teach, which is paying attention at will, is all about creating a new habit. So it… Read More
‘Getting un-stuck’
Over the last three weeks I have been attending a course, ‘Unleashed’, being run by a friend Blanca Vergara. The first session included an hour’s break-out room discussion to address a key question – what… Read More
The beginning of a journey – teaching people to pay attention
A story of inequality What careers teachers in the public sector might identify, quite rightly, is that young people who are typically from richer, better connected families, have something which has come to be called… Read More