Time is an Illusion It’s Monday, no it’s half Sunday. Actually, it’s quarter to the 15th. The COVID-19 lockdown days for a person out of work are morphing seamlessly one into another, devoid of a set routine save for a consistent bedtime. How is it possible that March lasted approximately two years and felt like…
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Mixing butterflies and skating can be a dangerous thing. Or at least it was for me, as it lead me to a broken wrist. Today, I tell the story of coping with my recent wrist fracture. Event Have you heard of the butterfly effect, where a butterfly flapping its wings causes a typhoon on the…
What do you get when you subtract mindfulness from confidence? A recipe for a disaster. In my case it came in the form of losing data created between May 2017 and May 2018. How did I manage to lose my data? Simply by being too confident in my computer skills and over-diligent while removing personal…
Can Positive Psychology help us achieve professional closure? I believe so. In this post I will show that the What Went Well method does wonders in shifting the focus from the negative onto the positive. Pause and Reflect The end of a professional relationship can be a challenging time. Especially if you enjoyed the work…
With “Introduction to Positive Psychology” certificate now being complete, it only seems appropriate to jot down some of my reflections on the experience of being back at school and studying a topic I feel very strongly about. A modified version of the “what went well” exercise, to make things more current. When positive psychology found…