A modern dilemma: a cycling helmet and nature or high heels and mirrors?
A couple of weeks or so ago I caught a brief clip of a promo for Daybreak – the ITV breakfast programme …
What are ‘ecopsychology’ and ‘environmental psychology’?
In the coming months I will be writing regularly about ecopsychology and environmental psychology. So let’s start by talking about what they mean. …
Can you be half-radical?
I love reading Oliver Burkeman’s columns from The Guardian. There’s usually something that finds me nodding my head vigorously in agreement going …
Do you have an interesting insight into your self development?
I’m currently writing a book about self development and I want to include insights/stories from individuals around the world. Here’s some background… What …
Paper v screen – which do you prefer?
This week I’ve received two hard copy newsletters for the last time. They’re moving online. I felt a sense of sadness as …
How often do you spend time in silence?
Did you see The Big Silence on BBC2 (UK) last Friday? It was part 1 of 4 about a group of individuals who …
Back to realism in idealism
A very quick post to say that I discovered some time ago that Tobias Jones, the author of ‘Utopian Dreams’ mentioned in …
Learning – utility and passion
I love learning. Admittedly things like quantum physics and the intricacies of brain surgery are not areas I’m drawn to, but I’m …
What are friends for?
Back in March, Oliver Burkeman wrote an interesting piece in The Guardian ‘Are our friends really just marketing tools..’. He talks about …
How will you survive without me?
I haven’t blogged for well over a week. Did you miss me? Has the world slammed to a halt because I haven’t …