Welcome to Psychology, Philosophy and Real Life

Looking at life through the prism of psychology, philosophy, mental health and more. Originally created by counsellor, psychotherapist and philosopher Dr Greg Mulhauser, this blog is now the work of an international team of contributors.

How To Cure Boredom!

Last updated 4th November 2009

Sarah Luczaj takes a look at How to Cure Boredom, an upcoming e-book by fellow contributor Evan Hadkins.

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The ‘Ten Commandments’ of Character Development, Number Three

Last updated 3rd November 2009

Dr Simon’s series continues with the third of ‘ten commandments’ of character development: maintain a balanced sense of self-worth.

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The Weirdest People in the World? (Has Psychology Research Gone Wrong?)

Last updated 2nd November 2009

Have you ever had the feeling that something could be wrong — really wrong — with our understanding of human nature and the insights offered into it by psychology research?

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Learning to Be Ourselves

Last updated 2nd November 2009

How I eat at home now is quite different to how I ate when I was young. And yet, I don’t have a sense that my younger self wasn’t me — quite the opposite. The story of my learning which foods I like is “my” story.

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Are There Recipes for Living?

Last updated 27th October 2009

It seems to me that we all have our ‘recipes’ for living: cooking with a recipe means handling standard ingredients in standard ways, and likewise we have relatively set routines for handling familiar situations. These ‘recipes’ can lead to very high standards of performance.

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