[3 minute psychology] The ten minute timer trick (described here) for beating procrastination may appear simple, and it is, but there’s some intriguing – and very useful – psychology behind it. First, a definition of phobia: phobia n. a persistent and irrational … Continued
Does this type of thing happen to anyone else? The day of my encounter with the clairvoyant dominatrix started appropriately with the colorful funeral of a dear friend’s mother. Colorful literally – the deceased’s bespoke purple coffin was smothered with … Continued
It is fitting that I located a book on magic in a magical bookshop. Unity Books, the bookshop situated in quirky colorful High Street, Auckland – is the best bookshop in my world. It’s the magical bookshop you see in films. There are … Continued
This Sunday morning I received the second best email of my life. It read: “Dear Rebecca, many thanks for your note. We would love to feature your voice on HuffPost. I am cc’ing our blog editor to follow up. All the … Continued
[3 minute psychology] The 10-minute trick for beating procrastination Ever noticed the hardest part is getting started? Ever noticed that once you’ve finally started it’s not so bad? Why it’s so hard getting started But getting started can be really hard. That’s … Continued
It’s not just failure I’m scared of. I’m scared of many things: Criticism Ridicule Put downs Being incompetent Not getting high enough grades Not being good enough….. But not good enough for what? Most of us are scared of all of these things. … Continued
There’s a bit of mystery around the death of my paternal grandfather, but as best I can tell, he drowned in his own blood. But misplaced somewhere, lost, before this tragic time, there is a remarkable photograph of him. The photograph I’ve hunted high and … Continued
I couldn’t believe my luck. My good luck that is. The Indian train conductor had just sprinted though my carriage and locked himself in the train engine in front. I guessed there was a racial problem, as; hot on his heels, two … Continued
You don’t act like prey. My fabulous Finnish friend briefed me on what to do in the event of a bear attack. She didn’t mention wolves. My Finnish friend and I were the frustrated leftovers of a 2010 Health Psychology conference in … Continued
I was wondering how to make the high-quality whiskey palatable. Maybe I could add some soft drink. No, we were out of soft drink. I felt like some alcohol, and our pantry was bare of my preferred gin and cider. … Continued