Eunoia
johndabell We all want a well mind and to be blessed with beautiful thinking. To be well-balanced where we exhibit kindness and goodwill is something we can all strive for. There…
Psychology
The Pollyanna Principle
How often do you play the ‘glad game’? Pollyanna played it all the time and it would do us all the world of good to do the same. Pollyanna lives…
Teachers And The Pratfall Effect
Teachers need to make deliberate mistakes. You will probably make enough naturally but it’s worth going out of your way to stage a couple of blunders in front of a…
Continuous Partial Attention
Have you noticed that everyone around us seems to be paying partial attention, continuously? We seem to be living in an age of interruption and hyperconnectivity where no one seems…
Wabi Sabi Schools
If we all need to live by one principle then wabi sabi is it. This is a Japanese way of being that states that nothing is perfect, nothing is finished…
Anagrams and Decision Making
Are you a good decision maker? Some decisions are easy to make and they appear almost instinctive. These are straight-forward and don’t demand much thinking through. Then there are other…
The Will To Survive
Are you a member of the Survivor’s Club? This is the name of Ben Sherwood’s book and it looks at the secrets and science that could save your life. The…
Post-Traumatic Growth
PTSD. Abbreviations and acronyms are everywhere but this one has become so widely used in recent years that it needs no introduction. Okay it stands for post-traumatic stress disorder and…
OPPORTUNITYISNOWHERE
When you read the title of this blog, what did you actually see? Did you read: Opportunity is nowhere? Opportunity is snow here? Opportunity is now here? Your response will…
The Psychology Of Primary P.E.
If ever you have taken a football session or lesson at primary level then you’ll know how seriously the children treat a game. You’ll also know what a nightmare it…