Psychologist with too many projects
I recently read an article called Why Your Best Ideas Come After Your Worst, and it stuck with me. The first thing I took away from it was the legitimising of two psychological states when creating something. One state (the clown) is the messy creative. It throws out all sorts of ideas, some good, some … Continue reading Neither the outcome or the process of getting there will be perfect
I recently road-tripped to Melbourne for the Shut Up and Write (SUAW) Conference 2025, which surprised me. Anyone that knows me knows I am not a fan of travel, crowds, or the sensory overload of conferences. But I got a personal invite to attend (I think because I've experimented with SUAW before) and being honest … Continue reading I attended a Shut Up and Write conference
Today (July 19th) marks eight years since the Student Health and Wellbeing Blog at Flinders launched: https://blogs.flinders.edu.au/student-health-and-well-being/ Since 2017, it’s grown to 1,546 posts (as of today) — far more reliable and prolific than my personal blog (where you are now), which tends to disappear into the ether for long periods. When I kicked it … Continue reading My work blog turns 8 years old today!
- and why it's changing how I engage with research again I graduated from my clinical psychology program in 2006 and, after a few short bursts working as a clinician, spent most of the years between 2007 and 2016 doing project and research work. I was okay at it. I worked on some cool projects, … Continue reading How I Use AI-Powered Research Digests to Get a Grip on a Paper
I am a Be Well Plan facilitator. The Be Well Plan is a mental health and resilience program in which we teach participants evidence-based psychological tools for improving and maintaning their mental health. One of the activities we get participants to do is the VIA character survey. Given how popular this survey is, you may … Continue reading Tangible application of character strengths in everyday life
We're nearing the halfway point of the continuing professional development year, and my learning continues to be fragmented as I choose podcasts and papers based on what interests me at the time. From an engagement with learning perspective, this approach is fine as it maintains my sustained interest and curiosity. However, the main problem I … Continue reading Writing as mental problem solving
Dr Gareth Furber 