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Note To Self
Short Notes on Psychology To Keep Your Thinking On Track


When Plans Meet Reality
Plans are simply flexible guidelines, not rigid commandments, and accepting their inherent adaptability helps us make better decisions.
Dr Jenni McArthur
Apr 82 min read


Chess Player or Pawn? Understanding Healthy Motivation through Adversity.
This week’s short "Note to Self" to keep your thinking on track…
Almost everyone knows that to perform well through adversity and beyond,
Dr Jenni McArthur
Jan 232 min read


Not More Than Important.
This week’s short "Note to Self" to keep your thinking on track… Rules, goals, deadlines are not dire necessities. Even so, people have a...
Dr Jenni McArthur
Jul 11, 20241 min read


Emotions and Expert Performance
Did you know that in skill learning theory the anxiety associated with failure and the elation associated with success are an integral part
Dr Jenni McArthur
May 31, 20241 min read


Why should I?
This week’s short "Note to Self" to keep your thinking on track…
"Why should I?" An often voiced protest I hear in the face of unfairness,
Dr Jenni McArthur
May 9, 20241 min read


Always Tinted
What you perceive is always tinted. Your perception relies on cues that are informed by your experience. The reality is always different....
Dr Jenni McArthur
Apr 17, 20241 min read


The Over-Rated Art of Performing Under Pressure.
This week’s short "Note to Self" to keep your thinking on track… The ability to be able to perform under pressure is over-rated. It's...
Dr Jenni McArthur
Mar 28, 20241 min read


The Art of Changing Your Mind
George Benard Shaw once wrote, "Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything". In biological science, it's clear how change...
Dr Jenni McArthur
Jan 19, 20244 min read


Helpful, Peaceful, Purposeful, and Energy Efficient?
This morning I spent my time with my research colleagues discussing new approaches to measure the ways in which people habitually think...
Dr Jenni McArthur
Jun 30, 20234 min read


Say Yes to Everything?
When I started my PhD studies I remember arriving at the university and seeing the corridor walls decorated with motivational quotes from...
Dr Jenni McArthur
May 24, 20233 min read


What's the Difference Between a Preference and a Decision?
Spoiler alert, this is not a joke! While doing my morning reading I was struck by a sentence which considered the change that referred to...
Dr Jenni McArthur
Jan 20, 20232 min read
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