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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

Avoidance, Anxiety and Achievement
Avoidance feels safe, but what if it's quietly hindering your potential? Discover how our natural instinct to dodge anxiety can hold us back
Dr Jenni McArthur
Mar 252 min read


The Many Roads to Emotion Control
Emotion regulation encompasses the processes through which we influence what we feel, when we feel it, how we experience emotions...
Dr Jenni McArthur
Feb 222 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


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 20, 20241 min read


Through the Looking Glass.
When we reflect on our progress we generally take some time to look backwards on our days or important events to note what can be learned...
Dr Jenni McArthur
Jun 4, 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


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


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
Jul 20, 20235 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
Jun 2, 20233 min read
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