#40: Why I took SO BLOODY LONG to write my book
#40: Why I took SO BLOODY LONG to write my book
I started writing my book, on the philosophy of swearing, in 2015. The original deadline from the publisher was December... Read more
15 Jul 2022
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25mins
#39: 'Thick' ethical concepts and your sneaky inner critic
#39: 'Thick' ethical concepts and your sneaky inner critic
Everything's a judgment with your inner critic, isn't it? It's never 'I'm having trouble focusing today'; instead, it's ... Read more
1 Jul 2022
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21mins
#38: Freud, sublimation, and your toxic attachment to your inner critic
#38: Freud, sublimation, and your toxic attachment to your inner critic
You're totally on board in theory with the idea of being kinder to yourself - it's just that your self-criticism helps y... Read more
17 Jun 2022
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15mins
#37: You should spend more time thinking about your anxiety
#37: You should spend more time thinking about your anxiety
Do you tell yourself that, in order to be a strong, successful, productive human, you need to have zero tolerance for an... Read more
3 Jun 2022
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17mins
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#36: What if it doesn't need to be so hard?
#36: What if it doesn't need to be so hard?
Are you one of those people who thinks that if a thing's worth doing, it's worth doing painfully? Who feels like they mu... Read more
20 May 2022
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21mins
#35: Why am I putting off doing that ridiculously undemanding thing?
#35: Why am I putting off doing that ridiculously undemanding thing?
Emails that will take 10 seconds to answer. That little pile of stuff in the corner of the kitchen that you need to take... Read more
6 May 2022
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20mins
#34: In praise of half heartedness
#34: In praise of half heartedness
If you want something, you need to put in 110% to get it, right? Well, sure, if what you want is to turn yourself into a... Read more
22 Apr 2022
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14mins
#33: I'm supposed to be doing what I love - what's gone wrong?
#33: I'm supposed to be doing what I love - what's gone wrong?
Lucky you: you get to spend your time researching that thing you find more interesting than anything else in the whole w... Read more
1 Apr 2022
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18mins
#32: You need a mindset audit
#32: You need a mindset audit
You know 'Believe in Yourself' is an important message - why else would it be emblazoned across so many t-shirts for pre... Read more
18 Mar 2022
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19mins
#31: Hedonism and other paradoxes
#31: Hedonism and other paradoxes
According to the 19th century philosopher Henry Sidgwick, ‘The impulse towards pleasure can be self-defeating. We fail t... Read more
4 Mar 2022
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18mins
