So I just put up Chapter 3 of my online book on self-improvement. You can access it and previous 2 draft chapters from the Book Index page. In the chapter I explore the question of whether my book is 'evidence-based'. The chapter is fairly short but the question is a complex one. Like many topics … Continue reading Chapter 3 is up and I ask whether my book is evidence-based?
Category: Journal
Taking little risks
Last night was the AGM for the SA Branch of the Australian Psychological Society, a committee on which I sit. In recent years, the AGM has included what is known as the 'Rolimborn Oration'. It gets its name from a combination of the surnames of the members that created it. I was invited to give … Continue reading Taking little risks
7 Days of Psychology
I'm biased but I think that the field of psychology has a lot to offer people in terms of how to life a rewarding and satisfying life. Over the past few years, I've tried to be a part of interesting and novel efforts/ projects to share the knowledge of psychology with the general public. One … Continue reading 7 Days of Psychology
What can you learn from the Stoics about dealing with setbacks?
I posted this originally over on the Student Health and Wellbeing Blog. I just finished listening to a Sam Harris podcast interview with William B Irvine – a professor from Wright State University. He’s written a few books on Stoicism – a philosophy of life that I think has influenced quite heavily some of the things I … Continue reading What can you learn from the Stoics about dealing with setbacks?
Psychological needs
I am the co-manager of an online forum for South Australian mental health professionals called the Psychology and Health Forum. The forum has a blog section that I write in occasionally. I posted this today on that blog. Thought it was worth repeating here as well. I thought I'd spend a bit of time today … Continue reading Psychological needs
Using Twitter to track habit formation
Recently I started following Jocko Willink - https://twitter.com/jockowillink I like hearing him speak. He has a no bullshit way of looking at life, that I understand won't be for everyone but it resonates with me. When you follow him on Twitter you'll notice he documents his wake time (4.30) and weights workout each day. It … Continue reading Using Twitter to track habit formation
What I am trying to do with this website
I set the homepage of this website to the "About" page. It gives you a quick sense of who I am and what I am trying to achieve. I wanted to expand on the second part of that - what I am trying to achieve - in this post. To fully understand what I am … Continue reading What I am trying to do with this website
Welcome to the blog/website of Dr Gareth Furber
Welcome to my blog/website! In truth I've written that a few times over my life. I've started and abandoned a number of blogs in my time. I'm probably not alone in that fact. Will this time be different? I don't know. All I know is that this time I have a clearer sense of the … Continue reading Welcome to the blog/website of Dr Gareth Furber
Dr Gareth Furber 