Sunday, June 05, 2005
Just been reading an interesting article
Nothing other than common sense, but it has added weight when coming from a Doctor (even if he is from Cambridge Uni!). A few quotes from the "Dr Feelgood: On the science of happiness" from Saturday's Times Magazine. Its written by Dr Nick Baylis (Lecturer in Positive Psychology at Cambridge Uni):
"It's not our past that most determines the possibilities open to us: it's what we choose here and now, to make happen in our present and future.... [I]t is the ability to focus our attention on such self-motivating thoughts as these, rather than being mesmerised by negatives, that rests at the very heart of a healthy approach to life."
Perhaps most appropriately of all for me considering my dodgy sleep patterns at the moment:
"Studies show that if our sleep returns to a healthy rhythm we tend to stay depression-free, so it's very important that our bedtime is not worry time."
Interesting stuff, though as I say, common sense if you think about it.
"..[F]or the most part in life, we have far greater ability to choose, and for far greater effect, than we might sometimes realise."
I would have just linked to the page, but it seems The Times doesn't put up it's magazine pages. There's a general link to The Times in my links on the left.
Nick Baylis' Portfolio
"It's not our past that most determines the possibilities open to us: it's what we choose here and now, to make happen in our present and future.... [I]t is the ability to focus our attention on such self-motivating thoughts as these, rather than being mesmerised by negatives, that rests at the very heart of a healthy approach to life."
Perhaps most appropriately of all for me considering my dodgy sleep patterns at the moment:
"Studies show that if our sleep returns to a healthy rhythm we tend to stay depression-free, so it's very important that our bedtime is not worry time."
Interesting stuff, though as I say, common sense if you think about it.
"..[F]or the most part in life, we have far greater ability to choose, and for far greater effect, than we might sometimes realise."
I would have just linked to the page, but it seems The Times doesn't put up it's magazine pages. There's a general link to The Times in my links on the left.
# posted by GrecianEd @ 12:28 pm 
