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Want It? Can’t Have It!

trevor — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 09:58:08 +0000

There’s an excellent sketch show on CBBC called Stupid. One of the recurring characters is the “Want it? Can’t have it!” girl. Her gimmick is offering something that someone really wants then, at the last moment, pulling it back. I don’t know about you but sometimes I feel the universe is like that: it holds out [...]

Think The Unthinkable

trevor — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 07:45:17 +0000

The phrase “think the unthinkable” has gained a rather bad reputation - and not just because it’s an oxymoron! It’s often used by politicians as an excuse for doing something very unpopular. Used properly though, thinking the unthinkable is an approach that can have great value. We all have limits, things that we consider unacceptable or [...]

Personal Regeneration

trevor — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:28:05 +0000

I want to finish this short series of time travel inspired posts with one more specificallly referring to Doctor Who. Don’t worry if you’re not a fan of the show, it’s just a jumping off point for some general ideas that remain applicable even if you’ve never heard of Rose Tyler or Davros! The specific Doctor [...]

Fighting Fear With Perspective

trevor — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:23:37 +0000

In my previous post I talked about motivation through time travel. Today I want to continue the time travel theme and look at another way this particular thought experiment might be able to help: overcoming fear through perspective. We all have fears, some are rational and helpful. Those we need to listen to act on accordingly. Others [...]

Motivational Time Travel

trevor — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 11:48:02 +0000

Today I want to do a little time travel. Don’t worry, it’s just a thought experiment - we won’t be meeting any Daleks! The experiment is in two parts, the first of which is probably familiar to you. The second might be new. Let’s start by assuming you can travel back in time to have a [...]

Pushing Buttons

trevor — Wed, 28 May 2008 11:54:50 +0000

The Milgram Experiment is one of the most famous - or infamous - in the history of social psychology. In essence it shows how easily people can be persuaded to perform reprehensible acts if instructed to do so by an authority figure: volunteers administered what they believed to be a painful and potentially fatal electric [...]

Motivational GTD Contexts

trevor — Tue, 27 May 2008 09:37:25 +0000

Like many people I’m a fan of David Allen’s Getting Things Done (GTD) organisation and productivity system. However it’s not quite perfect for me - fortunately it’s flexible enough to be personalised. The problem I have is with “Context”, and from what I’ve read I’m not the only one. The idea of the Context is a [...]

The Blogging Hierarchy of Needs

trevor — Mon, 26 May 2008 08:55:36 +0000

If you’ve an interest in human psychology and self-improvement then you’ve probably heard of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. Basically this is a simple pyramid model of human needs with the most primitive at the bottom and the most advanced at the top. Whilst our lower level needs remain unfulfilled, Maslow proposed, we have difficulty [...]

Making Hay

trevor — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:34:54 +0000

Photo Credit: g-hat (Creative Commons) External events have meant I haven’t had time to update this blog recently. Which is a rather embarrassing failure of my own productivity systems. I had - still have - many ideas and draft articles for this blog, unfortunately none were in a suitably complete state to post. Lesson learned: in future [...]

Who Are You?

trevor — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 09:14:18 +0000

Charlie You scored 69% kindness, 26% courage, 55% seedy past, and 84% secretiveness! Your polar opposite is: Michael. You are similar to: Claire and Kate. Link: The Which Lost Character Are You Test written by ack_attack on OkCupid, home of the The Dating Persona Test Which Lord [...]