Informational
Narrating Yourself Through the Hole in the Black Everything Bagel
There is a lot of psychology in movies, but I have not blogged about it much because a lot of the time talking about the psychological minutia in a film often comes across as a nerdy or picky over-focus that takes the drama, fun, or sometimes the horror out of the film. It is not…
Mindfulness and Stress: Using Stress to Develop an Informational Identity Building Approach
Every year as terms end, papers come due, and final exams approach, student stress levels, already high, spike upwards. What sort of a discipline would psychology be if it could not provide its students with some good, grounded advice about how to deal with the stress? Unfortunately, much of the time the advice offered to…
Cats, Humans and Curiosity
A key Identity Building ToolI cannot say I understand exactly why curiosity killed the cat; cats have always struck me as cautious but inquisitive explorers (though apparently a cat named Blackie had a run-in with a chimney back in 1916 that was the death of him). Is curiosity, or when is curiosity, a good thing?…
When You Are Identity Building the Right Steps to Take Could Be Really Small Steps: Meet Seth Godin
You can work on building your identity out into many, many areas but one of the biggest areas involves figuring out your education, training, and career pathways. Thinking about this work can be scary because it matters so much… you are going to invest a lot of time, energy, money, and other types of capital…
The Identity Building Blog: Find Your Way Forward!
By Mike Boyes, PhDThis blog focusses on Identity Building. If Identity Building is more a process than a thing (have you heard that before …?) then getting tips, hints, suggestions, or insights into things that can help, hinder or otherwise influence your Identity Building would be valuable, right? That is what I try and do…