Internet Psychologist
If I were to ask you to name the planets of the solar system in order, could you do it? If you are of a “certain age”, the answer would probably be positive. I remember having to learn them at school by reciting them for what seemed like hours on …
Well, what a week it has been. We can’t move for people breaking the rules. Yesterday, the Supreme Court in the USA ruled that President Trump’s tariffs were illegal. The day before, the former Prince Andrew was arrested on suspicion of breaking the rules while serving as a Trade Envoy. …
Obviously, with today being Valentine’s Day, I was going to mention love. However, over in the USA, it appears that people are falling out of love with celebrating today. The National Retail Federation’s “Valentine’s Day Data Center” shows that fewer people plan to buy gifts today than in previous years. …
As you read this, somebody somewhere is busy trawling through a long list of files, going “only another 2.9m to go”. I pity the poor people who have to wade through the enormous amount of information released by the US Department of Justice regarding the Epstein scandal. Even though reporters …
On Thursday evening, New Year’s Day, a friend of mine posted on Facebook: “Is it me, or is Dry January dragging a bit this year?” He received several “laughing” emojis as people got the joke. Sticking to the goal of not drinking alcohol for a month can be tough for …
I hope you’ve had a fantastic few days over the Christmas break. Did Santa bring what you wanted, assuming you had been nice all year and not naughty, of course? How full up have you been after all that turkey and mince pies? My Christmas week started differently from most. …
It’s the time of year when The Wizard of Oz gets an outing, and families gather around to travel down that yellow brick road one more time. Children worry about the lion’s fearfulness. They get concerned by the tin man, who seizes up at the slightest provocation. Plus, they laugh …
The recent stories involving the Royal formerly known as Prince have put the concept of lying firmly back in the spotlight. Because of his unusual relationship with what we think is the truth, Mr Mountbatten Windsor has been given a right royal dressing down and will now live in exile, …
The other day, I was chatting with a colleague about previous jobs we’d done. I started talking about one of my earlier bosses who suffered from “NIHS”. “What’s NIHS?” asked my colleague. “Not Invented Here Syndrome”, I said. Whenever I went to that manager with an idea, he’d always reply …
Yesterday afternoon, I was busy marking student assignments to make sure that I met the end-of-week deadline. To mark each assignment, I need several browser tabs open – the student’s work, the assignment brief, the marking scheme, the spreadsheet of marks, and the module guide. But I also needed my …
Yesterday, on World Mental Health Day, the BBC released a video of HRH Prince of Wales, Prince William, struggling to fight back tears as he chatted with a woman in her kitchen in Cardiff. The woman, Rhian Mannings, was talking about the fact that her husband committed suicide five days …
The first ever commercial broadcaster in the UK, Independent Television (ITV), has reached the grand old age of 70 this week. The company’s online app features hundreds of historic moments to explore, as well as some of the best programmes from the decades. I suspect that many of us who …
For the past couple of weeks, I have been on holiday, relaxing on board a cruise ship as we pottered around Spain and Portugal. I took with me a couple of books and my trusty tablet, the Google Pixel (which is by far the best tablet I’ve ever owned). One …
The other day, I was listening to the radio when one of the guests was a senior executive at LinkedIn. Although I knew the importance of this social network in recruitment, I hadn’t quite realised how vital it has become. In terms of recruitment, it is beating other sites that …
Last night I had to make a decision about my drive home from work. Friday evening before a Bank Holiday weekend obviously means extra traffic. With good weather forecast, it was inevitable that the roads would be busy as thousands of people headed to the coast. I did not want …