Writing

A selection of writing on psychotherapy, psychology, psychiatry and related subjects.

When It Comes To Addiction, Mindset Matters #Indistractable

Twelve-Step programs like Alcoholics Anonymous encourage members to accept that they are ‘powerless’ over their addictions. But research cited in Nir Eyal’s book, Indistractable: How To Control Your Attention And Choose Your Life, suggests that this way of thinking could be doing more harm than good.

Atomic Habits by James Clear (Atomic Version)

Atomic Habits by James Clear combines personal anecdotes, scientific research, ancient wisdom, and the achievements of exceptional people, to establish a framework for developing productive habits.

Lie To Me May Have Lied To Us

TV shows like Lie To Me make it seem as though we can become expert lie detectors after learning to recognise a few microexpressions and body language tells. Unfortunately, it’s not that simple.

SOUL (2020): Food for the Soul or Soulless?

Soul (2020) follows Joe Gardner, a music teacher striving to become a successful jazz musician. Joe’s story is a good one, but not a great one (by Pixar’s standards). And likely very familiar to anyone who saw Pixar’s 2017 release, Coco.