Coaching, changework, psychotherapy, psychiatry — what kind of help should you seek?
If you have a problem, whom should you contact for help? Should you go to a coach? A psychotherapist? A changeworker? A psychiatrist? It’s certainly a controversial issue, complicated further by the various commercial interests each...
Why “being inspired” SUCKS
“It was very inspiring!” Whenever I hear that comment about a book, training or self-development material I know one thing: It was bloody worthless! What the phrase “It was very inspiring” really means is this: “It changed...
Why it’s good to learn “useless things” in school
If I had a penny for each time I heard or read someone’s complaint about “the useless things we had to learn in school,” I would have enough money to build my own school. I will say this: I used to be the one doing the complaining....
How to enjoy life more
What can we do to benefit fully from each day? How can we ensure that we appreciate and enjoy every day? There are two ways that I recommend. The first is acquiring knowledge. The second is profoundly experiencing each moment. The...
Do Video Games Make People More Violent? (Science-Based)
Whenever young people—whether teenagers or children—are involved in a violent crime, the media start to get angry. Right away, from some musty closet all kinds of “experts” appear and declare how evil video games are, that...
6 Myths About Depression
This article was prompted by an interview that was recently shared in the personal development circles on Facebook. The person interviewed was a psychologist who claimed that depression almost never happens, that pharmaceutical companies...
Facts and Myths About Multitasking
The biggest problem with real science lies in the fact that it is usually very complicated. It’s a natural human tendency to look for simple answers, whereas the reality is often rather complex. Mind you, there are some simple answers...