How can depression be treated effectively? A brief personal introduction.

There’s several ways of treating depression which are likely to help if used properly and consistently. Often more than one approach is needed. [...]

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What is depression? A brief and personal introduction.

The common ways of describing depression are technically correct, but they don’t remotely catch the feel of the illness. [...]

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Good feedback is one of the best motivators

Some feedback is destructive and demoralising, but it needn’t be. There are a few simple rules to aim to follow when giving it. Look for them when seeking it. [...]

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Leaves fall on the moors

Photos of autumn on the North York Moors, and how a trip I really didn’t want to make cheered us both up. [...]

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Have you failed enough times today?

The greatest journey begins with a single step, followed by another. Some of the steps will be in the wrong direction, especially at first. That’s good. It’s how life works. [...]

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Thomas Edison, one of the greatest failures of all time

Thomas Edison was far from being the first person to come up with the idea for how to make an electric light. He was the one prepared to fail thousands of times developing the idea. [...]

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Success that works

Kim Warwick wasn’t rich, famous or powerful but he was successful beyond the dreams of most of us. [...]

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So many people get hurt because they misunderstand what success is really about

‘Success’ has two almost contradictory meanings. The common one damages a lot of people. Let’s analyse it. [...]

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Why do people set targets that are destructive?

Setting targets can be a powerful way of motivating, but not if done badly. [...]

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Top posts so far: this blog’s top few

Which individual posts have received the most traffic? [...]

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How does it feel to be 60?

Every age has its good and bad points, its advantages and limitations. We need to live each to the full. [...]

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Life at the top

I recently heard a powerful and moving quote from best-selling thriller writer Jack Higgins (aka Harry Patterson), author of  ‘The Eagle Has Landed’.

Apparently Higgins was asked if there was anything he wished he had been told when younger. He replied, “I wish someone had told me that when I got to the top there would be nothing [...]

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I’m feeling suicidal. Is that dangerous?

My friend is talking about killing himself. How worried should I be? [...]

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Oil may not be running out for quite a while. Hmmm.

Is world oil production dropping? If so, how worried should we be? [...]

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