December 2009
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Get a grip!
Traction is key. I came to this realization on my jog through Golden Gate Park this morning, when I crossed a wet log and promptly slipped. Running in dry weather, it’s easy to take traction for granted and assume that all you need to get from Point A to Point B is power. WRONG. You need power + traction.
Power without traction can lead to movement, but it is often not in the direction...
Curious Jordy Goes To Get PRK Laser Eye Surgery
(the pic is an Optomed photo of my left eye, before surgery)
Big news in Curious Jordy land, folks! Your humble correspondent has just gone in for PRK Laser Eye Surgery so that you, my esteemed readers, get a chance to know what this procedure is all about. Well, that’s not entirely true. I’ll admit, the main reason I went in to get PRK was to get my eyes fixed because I’m...
What I Learned At The Psychotherapy Conference...
Q: How many therapists does it take to change a light bulb?
A: Only one, but the light bulb has to want to change.
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This is the first in a series of posts where I describe some of my experiences, impressions, and takeaways from the Evolution of Psychotherapy conference. Psychotherapy is a huge and diverse field This was a MASSIVE conference. 5 days, dozens of speakers, over 150...
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Some highlights from the Evolution of...
http://www.evolutionofpsychotherapy.com/
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Albert Bandura:
help people succeed despite themselves
most of our successes come from learning from mistakes
Motivation gurus teach you how to achieve success, but not how to manage failure, which is you get to success
Change at a societal level: we need to scale up interventions so we can reach vast numbers of people.
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