Tag Archives: Mental Health

Locus of Control

I’ve been recently reading through Thrive by Rob Kelly. It covers many subjects (which I will definitely be writing about in the future) but one of the most striking concepts I have seen so far has been to do with the Locus of Control. The general principle is that we each build up a systemContinue reading “Locus of Control”

Lost Connections – How ‘Social’ Media Makes Us Lonely – Johann Hari

Social media makes us feel good. Every like, upvote, heart and retweet gives us a little dopamine boost. So while you get short term satisfaction from your ‘friends’ and ‘followers’ these social media cues don’t provide the same benefits as spending time with people face to face, and being part of a close social group.Continue reading “Lost Connections – How ‘Social’ Media Makes Us Lonely – Johann Hari”