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17/11/2017

There’s a little known story about the word Stress from the Hungarian Hans Selye, the guy who came up with the original concept. The word Stress seems to have been coined as a result of mis-translating Selye’s work in to other languages; the word ‘stress’ was used to translate Selye’s original phrase “alarm reaction”. Selye said that had his knowledge of English been more precise, he would have gone down in history as the father of the “strain” concept. [ 713 more words ]

There’s a little known story about the word Stress from the Hungarian Hans Selye, the guy who came up with the original concept. The word…

10/10/2017

As it's World Mental Health Day I've wrriten up our recent research in to Well-being and where it comes from. We also tested the assumption that Well-being is determined by background, circumstace and other people but if you think this then our results (of testing the science behind Headstuff) might just blow your 'mind'! Here's the article: http://headstuff.eu/blink-and-youll-miss-it-the-point-of-behavioural-change/
Comments and questions always welcome

Only with a change of mind, is there a change of behaviour Introduction Today is World Mental Health Day and so I thought it an appropriate day to share some of the research myself and colleagues have been working on earlier this year. This article is longer than I normally write but it’s worth the…

14/10/2016

Is the problem you're working in staying the same? Getting better? worse? Or getting worse? Maybe you need to see it a little differently to solve it....http://bit.ly/2ez3V6z
Thoughts and comments and shares welcome. Thanks, Anthony

A friend shared today on Facebook a story and short film about how releasing just 14 wolves in to Yellowstone National Park in 1995 restored and diversified an entire landscape and ecosystem. It’s a really great story of how making a very small change in the right place to what seems a very complex…

30/09/2016

My latest Blog on some of the unpleasant side effects of evidence-based approaches, and how to avoid them: http://bit.ly/2dgP1yL. Thoughts and comments welcome

21/07/2016

We're always looking for resources. Here's a list of 30 places of people with problems that want resourceful people: http://bit.ly/29Y0kcf

We’re always looking for resources, new clients or resources to pay for ideas we want to do and one of the things I might do for a client is point them towards contract opportunities – people with a problem and a budget who are looking for someone (you) to solve their problem. I thought I’d share a...

03/06/2016

And this week in the antidote series: The surprising antidote to: being in the right mood
http://bit.ly/1srt5qD
[Note the lack of references to positive thinking, motivation, willpower, incentives or similar non-working strategies, or the 'p' word...]

The surprising antidote to: being in the right mood Posted by Anthony - 3 June 2016 - Creativity, Inner Performance, Projects, Stress 0 How long do we wait for inspiration to arrive? To being in the right mood? About 4 weeks ago I was commissioned by a client to create, write and submit a project p...

28/05/2016

Something to wonder this weekend: http://bit.ly/1XEOB6M

Seeing spaces hiding in plain sight Posted by Anthony - 27 May 2016 - Change, Creativity, Insight, Leadership, Projects, Understanding 0 It’s all too easy to get caught up, something often described as “not seeing the wood from the trees”. Although the thing you’re looking for isn’t the wood, nor th...

24/05/2016

And something of a personal pursuit: http://beingontopoftheworld.com/

24/05/2016

I may write and talk a lot but if you'd like something to change then "don't listen to a word I say: http://headstuff.eu/dont-listen-to-a-word-i-say/

Don’t listen to a word I say! Posted by Anthony - May 23, 2016 - Change, Insight, Leadership, Stress, Thinking 0 “Don’t listen to a word I say” The first time I said that at the opening of workshop about 5 years ago a colleague took me to one side and said you can’t say that, these people have trave...

19/05/2016

You're not going to believe this but.... Mindlessness: The Antidote to Mindfulness | Headstuff http://bit.ly/1RaWWb4

19/05/2016

The surprisingly simple Antidote to Stress: https://t.co/4fabwWDr4G

Look no further: The Antidote to stress Posted by Anthony - May 19, 2016 - Change, Dynamic equilibrium, Insight, Nature, Stress, Thinking, Understanding 0 I’ve been looking in to stress today and came across this written on an NHS website, which is typical of the writing on stress: “There is not muc...

29/03/2016

your article https://t.co/LzOWiDybba on genes vs trauma effecting behaviour has a simpler explanation: https://t.co/clxU5GX7PL

Although scientists have discovered genes that make people more susceptible to certain disorders, experts say that the real cause of depression is social crises such as unemployment.