Category Archives: Psychology

Basketballer scores with “irredeemable” kids

Posted on 22/04/2019 by

LeBron James is a basketball legend, despite a terrible start in life. His education was disrupted because he and his mother were effectively homeless — but, thanks to a number of mentors, he surmounted his difficulties, and built a great … Continue reading →

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Tolerance works

Posted on 30/03/2019 by

To quote Syliva Kryz from Hit and Run, “Hate begets hate, vengeance only leads to vengeance, violence feeds on itself. Only love can stop the endless cycle. Only love can turn hate into love.” A rule of the universe is, … Continue reading →

Posted in Bob's Books, compassion, philosophy, politics, Psychology

Child raising for a better world

Posted on 28/03/2019 by

Imagine a society in which people don’t get angry, regardless of the provocation. Does that sound impossible? Please read this little report on the research of several anthropologists with the Inuit. The hardy people of the North don’t suffer from … Continue reading →

Posted in compassion, philosophy, Psychology

Facing extinction, from a beloved nephew

Posted on 19/03/2019 by

Good evening dear uncle, Hope you are well. For the last few years Skye and I have been understanding and coming to terms with: i) Western civilisation, and ii) Its ecocidal and generally anti-life agenda, and iii) Death and extinction. … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate change, environment, philosophy, Psychology, Uncategorized

Following from yesterday …and on Google Play Bookstore

Posted on 08/03/2019 by

What a strange name for an online bookshop, but who am I to argue? Right now, From Depression to Contentment is on special for $4.50. Not bad for, basically, ten years’ work.

Posted in Bob's Books, Psychology

From Depression to Contentment is NOW AVAILABLE

Posted on 14/02/2019 by

Galloping climate change… Pesticides leading to extinctions… Hate and division and insane politicians… You’d need to be crazy to stay sane in today’s world. Fortunately for me, I have a set of tools to stop me from jumping off the … Continue reading →

Posted in Bob's Books, philosophy, Psychology

Dope drags you down

Posted on 14/02/2019 by

Marijuana, like alcohol, is known as a central nervous depressant, but a new, large scale study shows it’s worse than that: smoke dope in your teenage years, and you risk depression in adulthood. My personal attitude has always been that … Continue reading →

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Only Love can create peace

Posted on 22/01/2019 by

Please read this wonderful, inspiring essay by Simon Baron-Cohen. He is an expert on empathy, which he has studied through examining its absence for people with autism-spectrum disorders. Here, he applies the lens of empathy to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The … Continue reading →

Posted in compassion, Inspiration, philosophy, politics, Psychology

New cover for new book

Posted on 12/01/2019 by

Please check out the brand new cover pic for my coming book, From Depression to Contentment: A self-therapy guide. Comments and suggestions are more than welcome.

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A beautiful essay about a brutal sport

Posted on 06/12/2018 by

I wanted to hug British psychiatrist, Dr Benji Waterstones, after reading his wonderful words about Tyson Fury. I don’t follow boxing, but got the history from the essay. Fury became world heavyweight boxing champion, then realised, being on the top … Continue reading →

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