Interesting Content and Research
- Awakening from the Meaning Crisis – a fascinating lecture series from Professor John Vervaeke from the University of Toronto (see a preview here).
- How to make this winter not totally suck, according to psychologists
- Forget New Year’s Resolutions, Conduct a ‘Past Year Review’ Instead
- Baby Steps: A Simple Guide to Doing Something New
- Research finds that just two minutes of silence could decrease stress by lowering blood cortisol levels and adrenaline.
New Lectures & Interviews Released this Month
- Polyvagal Theory & Trauma – Deb Dana
- Evolutionary Psychology, Compassion & Change – Prof Paul Gilbert OBE
- Internal Family Systems & Trauma – Dr Richard Schwartz
- Existential Approaches to Change – Prof Emmy van Deurzen
- The Science of Building a Meaningful Life – Dr Joel Vos
Books I’ve Loved from 2020
- A Liberated Mind – Steven Hayes
- This View of Life & Evolution for Everyone– David Sloan Wilson
- Transcend: The New Science of Self Actualisation – Scott Barry Kaufman
- The Body Keeps the Score – Bessel van der Kolk
- Personality Isn’t Permanent – Benjamin Hardy
Documentaries
Quotes to Ponder
“The chief task in life is simply this: to identify and separate matters so that I can clearly say to myself which are externals not under my control, and which have to do with the choices I actually control. Where then do I look for good and evil? Not to uncontrollable externals, but within myself to the choices that are my own.” ― Epictetus
“True self-confidence is “the courage to be open—to welcome change and new ideas regardless of their source.” Real self-confidence is not reflected in a title, an expensive suit, a fancy car, or a series of acquisitions. It is reflected in your mindset: your readiness to grow.”― Carol S. Dweck
“Good timber does not grow with ease: The stronger wind, the stronger trees; The further sky, the greater length; The more the storm, the more the strength.” ― Douglas Malloch
“A goal is not always meant to be reached, it often serves simply as something to aim at.” ― Bruce Lee
“There is no happiness if the things we believe in are different than the things we do.”― Albert Camus
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