Gut reactions? Intuition?

A couple of posts yesterday got me thinking about this whole “gut feelings” or “intuition” thing. First off, on the Petri Project, “No guts, No glory”, discusses the work of Gerd Girenzer, who has just published “Gut Feelings: The Intelligence of the Unconscious”. Apparently, Malcolm Gladwell’s “Blink” was based on Girenzer’s ideas. He’s shown that [...]

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To create is to be human

Great post (in fact great series) across on successfromthenest on creativity. It was the title of the post which caught my attention “Saying you’re not creative is like saying you’re not human.” I couldn’t agree more.
I do find it helpful to understand people by considering how they adapt to (or cope with) changes and [...]

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Here comes autumn – coming to fruition

blackberries, originally uploaded by bobsee.
This season, moving out of summer and into autumn, is a time of berries coming to fruition.
These ones look juicy and ripe. They are the advance guard. The first to come to this stage.
Ripe. Ready. Just waiting to be picked and enjoyed. I never buy berries like this but [...]

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Here comes autumn – endings or beginnings?

brown leaves falling, originally uploaded by bobsee.
Look at this! I took this photo this morning (August 30th) – look how many leaves have turned brown and fallen already!
So its the start of the season of autumn (or Fall as people in the US call it)
Is this the season of endings or beginnings?
It’s the [...]

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Free won’t

Now here’s an interesting concept – “free won’t” – which, it is argued, is an essential part of free will!
Neuroscientists have shown that we use two different parts of our brain – one to develop an intention to do something; and a separate part to hold off doing it. If someone can’t hold off then [...]

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Tangled up in Bob

OK, so this is how the web works. I sat down at my iMac and typed “Jack Kerouac writing tips”. Not sure why that came to me right at this moment but it did. I started clicking through some of the finds and came across a lovely blog called “myinneredge” where I read a post [...]

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The geography of self

Thistle, originally uploaded by bobsee.
How do we get a sense of self?
I think “self” is created by the narratives we tell ourselves and others. We make our own sense of self from our experiences, mixing them constantly with our memories with our imaginations.
One of our key capabilities as humans is language and our [...]

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The joys of non-conformity

When I was a GP (a Family Doctor) I had a pony tail but once I became a grandfather I cut it off. One of my patients brought her daughter to see me where I work now (Glasgow Homeopathic Hospital) having been to consult me herself several years ago. She said her husband asked her [...]

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The texture of life

Weathered wall, originally uploaded by bobsee.
How aware are you of the textures of the world you live in? I notice colour a lot and when I have my camera with me (which is ALWAYS) it’s often the colour of something which attracts me.
However I am also VERY aware of textures. I realise my [...]

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Expanding your musical horizons

Here are some ways I’ve expanded my musical horizons over the years -

The Music Club.
When I was a teenager, my friends and I started a club. There were a dozen of us and we grouped together into three groups of four. Everyone put one pound into the kitty every week (that was 12 pounds a [...]

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