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


Dr Jenni McArthur
Jan 20, 20232 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 4, 20232 min read
New Year, New Beginnings
I'm sitting at Chalet Koru as I write today. Steve and I bought this chalet together quite soon after I moved to Switzerland. It truly...
Dr Jenni McArthur
Dec 12, 20222 min read
The Absurdity of Measuring an Ocean with a Six-inch Ruler.
When we sit back and consider the conclusions that people often draw about themselves or others, it becomes more evident that errors in...
Dr Jenni McArthur
Dec 9, 20222 min read
What are You Worth to You?
A distinctive feature of the approach I favour in my psychotherapeutic work is the promotion of unconditional self-acceptance. On the...
Dr Jenni McArthur
Dec 2, 20221 min read
Fail Often Enough to Succeed
When the Modern Olympic Games came into being it was motivated by the observation that sport has the power to help us understand life’s...
Dr Jenni McArthur
Dec 2, 20221 min read
Coachability.
Resilience, discipline, endurance, and talent are words that might spring to mind if I ask you to describe the attributes of an elite...
Dr Jenni McArthur
Nov 1, 20221 min read
They should?
"There are no "shoulds" in the universe .... only a hell of a lot of "it would be betters!" - Dr Albert Ellis 1978, wise words from one...
Dr Jenni McArthur
Oct 31, 20221 min read
Don't Get Your Goals Crossed
I agree with the idea that some goals are more important than others. A goal of performance excellence, for example, may be less...
Dr Jenni McArthur
Oct 25, 20221 min read
Just Another Tick Box Exercise?
Managing our way through the vast challenges of progress towards our goals can be chaotic and overwhelm us. This sense of disorder...
Dr Jenni McArthur
Oct 24, 20221 min read
Constant Course Correction
When does our goal striving become "too much of a good thing"? How do you know before you hit burnout that you're pushing enough,...
Dr Jenni McArthur
Oct 21, 20221 min read
You Stronger
I came across an article this morning while doing my morning wondering and pondering. The article is by the late iconic actor Kirk...
Dr Jenni McArthur
Oct 20, 20221 min read
Its Better to Have Played and Lost...
Many years ago I remember supporting a team whose coach's pre-performance speech was "go out there and have fun". I flippantly piped up...
Dr Jenni McArthur
Oct 19, 20221 min read
I Made a Mistake.
I wrote a good blog this morning. I messed up and it didn't save. I'm using the strategies that I would teach you to let the...
Dr Jenni McArthur
Oct 18, 20221 min read
You Mainly Feel The Way You Think.
"You mainly feel the way you think". Dr Albert Ellis. One of my favourite Albert Ellis quotes. Such a simple formula for feeling better....
Dr Jenni McArthur
Oct 17, 20221 min read
Seeing a Psych - Smart, Not a Stigma.
Apparently, there is a stigma associated with working with a psychologist, so much so that I have been advised more than once in my...
Dr Jenni McArthur
Oct 16, 20221 min read
Be Pro-Help
It has always been very important to me to be independent but I think that we can get stuck in a stubbornness of "needing" to be able to...
Dr Jenni McArthur
Oct 15, 20221 min read
Choose and Choose Again
Historically psychology has taught us that choice is our ultimate source of freedom. Viktor Frankl put it well when he noted - “Forces...
Dr Jenni McArthur
Oct 14, 20221 min read
When Your Dreams Hit Reality, Expect Some Turbulence.
When dreams and desires hit the outside world they often land with a great deal of turbulence. Very rarely do we imagine the situational...
Dr Jenni McArthur
Oct 3, 20221 min read
Sticks and Stones...
"Sticks and stone may break my bones but words will never harm me" Do you remember reciting "sticks and stones..." when battling being...
Dr Jenni McArthur
Sep 21, 20221 min read
What are Rational Beliefs?
Rational beliefs are key to your psychological functioning. So it’s helpful to have a reminder at hand of what they are- They are...
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