The art of thinking straight
Bias and wisdom in conspiracy theorising
How to use your brain properly to discern the bias — and wisdom — in conspiracy theories.
Is it collusion, or incompetence, or there’s really nothing to see here?
Nerds Of Business podcast
Mindset of the disruptive entrepreneur
I am the featured expert for Season 3 of the Nerds of Business podcast, examining the six elements of mindset required to succeed as a disruptive entrepreneur:
Resilience, creativity, confidence, drive, managing negative behaviour, and leadership.
The courage to be disliked
Are you a people-pleaser, go-getter or sociopath?
What’s your disapproval personality type? If I told you it’s possible to learn to tolerate criticism and disapproval, would you want to?
A fascinating exposition of resilience, from the habit of people-pleasing to psychopathy in global politics.
Mood music
A playlist to calm you down and cheer you up
A little more about me
The author of Shrink Wrap
I was born and raised in the UK. But I’m OK now.
My dad had Asperger’s and my mother was an East German escapee. Mine was a difficult upbringing, but easier than theirs…
Covid-19 and mental health effects
Why are some people reporting depression and anxiety associated with Covid?
Covid seems to trigger profound mood effects in some people. Why might this be so?
The explanation is likely to be something that we already understand about the brain and immune system from observing other diseases.
Reforming the entitled victim
Why seeing the world through a Victim’s eye is hard to change, and what you can do about it
Stuck in a disempowering victim mindset? Feel like people are working against you or not giving you the support you want? Or dealing with someone like this?
This remarkably wise advice from Shrink Wrap guest writer Tana Saler could be exactly what you need.