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


Dr Jenni McArthur
Feb 32 min read
Perfectionism: A Double-Edged Sword of Achievement
Note to Self: Perfectionism is a tool, not a trait. Use it wisely.
Perfectionism is often portrayed as a negative part of personality...


Dr Jenni McArthur
Jan 232 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
Jul 11, 20241 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
Jun 20, 20241 min read
Never All Bad.
This week’s short "Note to Self" to keep your thinking on track… When an important process, performance, or relationship goes wrong it's...


Dr Jenni McArthur
Jun 14, 20241 min read
Stuck in the Future
This week’s short "Note to Self" to keep your thinking on track… We rarely get stuck in the future. Yet it is better to get stuck in our...


Dr Jenni McArthur
May 24, 20241 min read
Should We Control The Controllable?
Should we control the controllable?
In sport and performance psychology we have a famous phrase...
Control the controllable.


Dr Jenni McArthur
May 16, 20241 min read
Disorder is Distraction
I think this sentence in the first few pages of Andre Agassi's Autobiography "Open" is striking.


Dr Jenni McArthur
May 9, 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
Mar 28, 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
Jul 20, 20235 min read
Stuck In Stress Or Advancing In Adversity?
It's hard, if not impossible to learn effectively when stressed. The networks of neurones in our brains have to choose. Do I learn or do...


Dr Jenni McArthur
Jun 23, 20232 min read
Don't Go Global
In the world of business and entrepreneurship going global represents, for many, the ultimate success. Reaching people in the farther...


Dr Jenni McArthur
Jun 2, 20233 min read
The Up Side of Negative Emotions
We spend so much time pushing uncomfortable emotions away that we often don't realise their potential to help us move forward. Today's...


Dr Jenni McArthur
May 24, 20233 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
Mar 17, 20233 min read
If You Think It's Totally Stressful Or You Don't. You're Right.
As I begin to formulate today's article I am reminded of Henry Ford's famous quote "Whether you think you can or think you can't. You're...


Dr Jenni McArthur
Mar 9, 20233 min read
It's Not What You See, It's The Way You See.
There are lots of little things that we can do to understand ourselves better and help ourselves out when the stresses, pressures, and...


Dr Jenni McArthur
Mar 2, 20234 min read
Take an Automatic Break
When we talk about psychology it can often be the case that the practical application of abstract ideas is a challenge and one of my...
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 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
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...
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