Book review: Hidden Potential, Adam Grant

Book review: Hidden Potential, Adam Grant

This book does not offer new research or concepts. Instead (I guess like most smarter thinking books) it takes studies and ideas that many of us in psychology think about in isolation and weaves them together to make a great case of how to uncover hidden potential. It...
Coin theory for a more balanced life

Coin theory for a more balanced life

It seems like ages since I used cash in real life – the pandemic has made many of us much more dependent on tapping our debit cards in stores. Mentally though, I use coins (little virtual modules of energy, effort and attention) all the time. I don’t know who...
Book Review: The Race of Truth, Leigh Timmis

Book Review: The Race of Truth, Leigh Timmis

“The perfect athlete is a robot, programmed to perform at its limit. But behind every athlete is a human.” There are lots of good books to learn about sport psychology. What can sometimes feel like it is missing though is the context. You read about a technique you...