The Future – Coronavirus decided it could no longer wait on humans!
Ahhhhh, The Future, The Future, The Future! My one bold prediction is that it’s coming. Ok, on a more serious note, I think the mistake...
Social Interaction and Influence – we are more powerful than we think, regrettably!
We exert more influence socially than we realise, and vice versa. However, we’re not quite aware of how much influence we actually do...
Religion – I miss talking about it!
Obviously, it’s difficult to be from Northern Ireland and not discuss religion especially after writing about political identity but I...
Political Identity – straight back after this break!
Initially I struggled with the title of this blog – just plain old Politics or as it is now reads, or come up with something more akin to...
Perspective is the eyes in the back of your head!
I firmly believe that having perspective is arguably the most important attribute anyone can have. The ability to stand back, to stop to...
Personality – try existing in a world without it
Ahhhh….Personality! I know therefore I am…..or something like that. There’s nothing as reassuring as the feeling that comes with...
Perception – we only see or hear what fits our reality
Our perception screws with us. WYSIATI (What You See Isn’t All There Is), an acronym from Dick Swaab’s brilliant book We Are Our Brains,...
Our approach to life – makes no sense at all!
We humans are a funny bunch, funny in the sense of our traits and habits, and not necessarily our sense of humour, although to be fair...
For there to be progress, we have to be open to New Thinking, no matter how painful!
I have always considered myself open to new thinking, even if at times (down the years) somewhat reluctantly. It’s only by making the...
We need a more robust conversation about modern health disorders
Many of the disorders we have become familiar with in recent years have arguably always been there, a little like The Americas was always...