It would be a great world if you could rely on others to always have your best interests at heart. I think attachment to this ideal probably speaks to a desire to have faith in humanity. So it can feel hurtful when others prioritize their agenda over your wellbeing but maybe it should be downgraded … Continue reading Protecting the self →

I think the ego loves the unspoiled label of: "Written and directed by: ..." That kind of movie credit means you can claim 95% of the praise if it's a success. I think the ego hates the buried generic credit of: "Walking man #14: ..." Your character didn't even get a name, that's how forgettable … Continue reading Ego credit →

You hate to see bad things happen to good people, that's why you try and save the person taking the fall for the others. But at some point you can't keep saving the wanna-be Martyr. At some point it feels like it would bring them greater happiness to be the Martyr rather than saving them.

At the age of 23 Giovanni completed his first marathon in 5 hours and 36 minutes. To the rest of the world this is not noteworthy. The winner finished a whole Lord of the Rings movie before Giovanni. You might even say Giovanni should be ashamed of himself. There was people twice his age finishing … Continue reading Giovanni’s well →

There's lots of things to be jealous of. But a new one that I've just learned from listening to Alain De Botton speak on Modern Wisdom is compassion. That the bully might select their victim based on a jealousy of the amount of love the victim has clearly received. The bully has received very little, … Continue reading Compassion jealousy →

You know what would be great? A smart watch that could tell you what you're psychologically feeling. With precision too. Not like those cheap mood rings that only seem to reach two out of ten of the possible colours. Like imagine if you got a notification that said: Right now you are feeling: 23% lonely … Continue reading Emotionally intelligent watch →

Paul Scholes and Nicky Butt ranked winning the title 4 years in a row the best footballing achievement. Their logic? Because you start to lose that hunger. Michael Jordan talked about battling the voice in his head that wanted to take the easy route everyday. Which makes me think that it's human nature to either … Continue reading Consistent pushing →

I think if you want to beat yourself up good and proper the first thing to go out the window should be context. Any explanation for your sub par performance needs to be overlooked if you really want to hammer yourself. If you want to be an all star self bullying you need to ignore … Continue reading All star self bully →

With the promotion around Valentine's day, the expectations established from movies, and the presence of an inferiority complex it's very easy to fall into the trap of feeling your Valentine's plans are not enough

On the spectrum of open mindedness, they were too far gone to have a productive debate. It didn't matter the topic, they could not consider any contradictory opinions. What's more is that they were not content keeping their views to themselves. For some reason they wanted to convince others too. Which was disastrous for everyone … Continue reading Open mindedness spectrum →