In 2018 I slept badly. I was awake for 2-3 hours every night. On many of those nights, I would lie in the dark with my phone in my hand, googling, “am I an alcoholic?” and taking online quizzes to try and convince myself I was fine. I did “dry January” and “sober for October”…
Category: health
We know what to do so why don’t we do it?
This week’s podcast is all about the difference between knowing what to do and doing it. I am well versed in the psychology of behaviour. I understand the theory. Yet I often find myself unable to put it into practice when I need it most. Why is that? In his book, The Happiness Hypothesis, Jonathan…
66 Days of Meditation – Day 1.
Every road I go down in search of peace of mind leads me to mindfulness and meditation. As someone with a whirring mind, I find the practice difficult to say the least, so despite seeing benefits from daily meditation, I dropped it as soon as life got busy again, in favour of having more time…
Your two selves: The experiencing self and the remembering self
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-gd6xm-9afd26 Are our memories accurate and how do they shape our choices? Answering these questions might help us shape our lives in ways that lead to greater happiness. Resources: Daniel Kahneman’s TED Talk
What is happiness and how do we get more of it?
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-2fpx9-9accb5 This week’s episode looks at the Hedonic and Eudaimonic approaches to happiness. Which is most likely to lead to greater happiness and why?
