As a psychologist I am very observant to peoples behaviour and so often I notice situations getting out of hand when a different approach would have had a more favourable result. Whilst travelling to London by train last night, the train manager got into a bit of a confrontation with a passenger who was sat … Continue reading
In the Times on Wednesday I read that reforms aimed at preventing another Harold Shipman will see an end to self regulation for doctors and will also include MOTs to see if the doctors are fit to practice. As a psychologist I need to complete CPD (Continual Professional Development) each year to ensure I maintain … Continue reading
I finally got around to watching the Al Gore programme – An Inconvenient Truth. This is a very powerful programme that really makes the case for caring over the environment. He referred to a Mark Twain quote: “What gets us into trouble is not what we don’t know, it’s what we know for sure that … Continue reading
This week I read in the newspaper about the death of Matthew Courtney, a 27 year old London based lawyer. He fell to his death at the Tate Modern, and the assumption is that he jumped. Matthew was an associate with a City law firm. The working life of a new associate is long hours, … Continue reading
Continuing to go through my backlog of Google alerts, I’ve found this interesting article. Call it a Freudian slip. Or possibly Pavlov’s theory. Fold one arm over the other and see which arm is on top. Now, reverse your arms and put the other one on top. Feel awkward? This may seem like a silly … Continue reading