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Smartphones
I’ve blogged about smartphones and the ways the can impact our relationships with ourselves and others over on Social Mindfulness.
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Tuning out, turning in – Turning out, tuning in
Yesterday I found myself reflecting on two different issues that I think about a lot: depression and conflict. I’m about to start writing a chapter for my mindfulness book on depression so I’ve been...
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Relationship conflict and the community of selves
I came across a great example this morning in a paper by my friend and colleague Trevor Butt which I thought could be very usefully applied to relationship conflict. Trevor is writing about the...
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The tendency to polarise
The last couple of days I’ve been thinking and writing here about academic and political debates, particularly the tendency that these have to become polarised into ‘pro’ and ‘anti’ positions (here and...
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Other People’s Feelings
Something that has been a live issue for me recently – both in my own life and in conversations with friends – is how we relate other people’s feelings. It seems like many of us have a default way of...
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Happy new year
Happy new year all! Soon into the new year I will be linking to a great article where a bunch of people give their suggested alternatives to making standard new years resolutions. Meanwhile enjoy this...
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Self-help
Since Rewriting the Rules was published I sometimes get asked to do email interviews with journalists on various topics. Some of these get published in an edited form and some never see the light of...
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In memory of Trevor Butt
Last week I found out that my dear friend, colleague and mentor, Trevor Butt, had died. It’s still very hard to believe that he is gone. I feel terribly sad that he didn’t have the time – freed up from...
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New Zine! Social suffering and social mindfulness
I’ve made my first attempt at a zine! For the last few months I’ve been thinking a whole lot about the social side of mental distress. It feels really important to me to recognise how our suffering is...
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Inside Out: Getting in Touch with Our Emotions
This weekend I saw the new Disney Pixar movie Inside Out. I’m a big fan of Pixar already, particularly because their previous films have explored huge existential themes like death and the meaning of...
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In memory of Trevor Butt
Last week I found out that my dear friend, colleague and mentor, Trevor Butt, had died. It’s still very hard to believe that he is gone. I feel terribly sad that he didn’t have the time – freed up from...
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New Zine! Social suffering and social mindfulness
I’ve made my first attempt at a zine! For the last few months I’ve been thinking a whole lot about the social side of mental distress. It feels really important to me to recognise how our suffering is...
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Inside Out: Getting in Touch with Our Emotions
This weekend I saw the new Disney Pixar movie Inside Out. I’m a big fan of Pixar already, particularly because their previous films have explored huge existential themes like death and the meaning of...
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In memory of Trevor Butt
Last week I found out that my dear friend, colleague and mentor, Trevor Butt, had died. It’s still very hard to believe that he is gone. I feel terribly sad that he didn’t have the time – freed up from...
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New Zine! Social suffering and social mindfulness
I’ve made my first attempt at a zine! For the last few months I’ve been thinking a whole lot about the social side of mental distress. It feels really important to me to recognise how our suffering is...
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Inside Out: Getting in Touch with Our Emotions
This weekend I saw the new Disney Pixar movie Inside Out. I’m a big fan of Pixar already, particularly because their previous films have explored huge existential themes like death and the meaning of...
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New Year, New Zine: Plural Selves
To mark the turning of the year I’ve made a new zine about one of the ideas that I’ve found the most helpful during the challenging times of 2017. This is the notion that our selves are plural rather...
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New Year, New Zine: Plural Selves
To mark the turning of the year I’ve made a new zine about one of the ideas that I’ve found the most helpful during the challenging times of 2017. This is the notion that our selves are plural rather...
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Happy holidays comic: Plural selves
Happy holidays from Rewriting the Rules! I haven’t blogged as much this year as I have in the past. This is partly because it’s been a year of huge change and upheaval for me, so my writing has been...
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Plural Selves FAQ
Just two of my plural selves shooting the breeze about plurality, no biggie... J: Okay are we going to do this? B: Absolutely. Just you and me talking plurality James. J: In public. B: In public but...
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