Jul
22
Why do we sometimes fail to make the progress on our personal development that we’d hoped? It may be that there’s a lot of good intentions, but insufficient action to make a difference. Think about those books left unread. The YouTube videos you’ve ’saved for later’ but never watched. The...
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Jun
22
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought untold disruption to our daily lives. For millions of people, this has meant trying to work at home, a state of affairs that isn’t going to change any time soon. Even with the reopening of workplaces, there will almost certainly be a large proportion of...
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Apr
14
The present coronavirus gives plenty of opportunity for us to feel like it’s all a bit much. Bad news from around the world, massive disruption to our routines and freedom of movement, family difficulties and the worry of being ill. Frankly, it can feel overwhelming. If you can identify with...
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Mar
26
This health emergency is truly unprecedented in its scope and impact. So yeah, it’s okay to be feeling a whole mixture of things right now: fear, anxiety, frustration, helplessness. But if you’re one of the many thousands of people who are being forced to work from their homes due to...
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Mar
25
Earlier in the week, I wrote that this is no time for the work-from-home sprints that we may be familiar with. The afternoon or even entire day, dedicated to finishing an important task - or just waiting in for a delivery. So many more of us are home-workers now, in...
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Mar
23
All over the world, the coronavirus pandemic has meant thousands of people having to work from home for the first time. Unlike the occasional afternoon at home due to childcare challenges or waiting in for the plumber, this will represent the first extended period of home work for many and...
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Jan
20
Lots of organisations are thankfully paying attention to employee wellbeing, some in a very holistic way. But one topic seems to get missed off the list and yet it’s so incredibly relevant to wellbeing, productivity and workplace performance: sleep. Sleep deprivation is endemic in western society, for a variety of...
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Dec
19
Some of the first ever episodes of our podcast, 'My Pocket Psych', focused on the concept of Psychological Flexibility. This is a concept that's all about developing a different relationship with our thoughts and feelings, so that we can take action in the 'real world' that's more effective and helpful....
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Nov
01
It’s that time of year when shops start selling diaries and planners for 2020. We’re not even at the end of 2019 and it seems like it’s already time to think about next year! Flipping through planners in a stationery shop yesterday, I was struck by how many had ‘fresh...
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Oct
10
In my last post, I outlined why the phrase ‘work-life balance’ can be unhelpful and even misleading. If you’re short on time, I propose that it’s not about work versus life, the challenge never ends and there’s really no such thing as ‘balance’. In case you found the piece a...
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