Tag: psychology
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Book recommendation – Stumbling on Happiness
3 November 2024
A book recommendation: "Stumbling on Happiness". It's hilarious and insightful… just maybe skip the last chapter if you're planning on having kids. Now, here's a mind-bender from happiness studies: People in objectively challenging situations (like conjoined twins) often report being just as happy as everyone else. Surprising, right? Even more wild: People who experience traumatic […]
What being a victim of crime was like for me.
What being a victim of crime was like for me.
1 February 2013
Since reading my friend Dan's travel blog of his exciting day in South Africa where he talked/sneaked himself out of two muggings in a day, I've given some thought to how I'd try to handle these kind of situations. What happened A few months ago, as I was cycling into town after work, I was […]
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