The self-help industry is worth billions and has a mixed record. This section takes a different approach — covering practical psychological techniques that are grounded in evidence, explained without jargon and presented with honest expectations. No breakthroughs guaranteed. Just tools that work often enough to be worth knowing about.
Practical Tools
Behavioural activation is one of the best-evidenced techniques in clinical psychology. It is also, in its basic form, the instruction to do things when you don't feel like doing things. Which sounds, on the face of it, like advice your grandmother could have given you for free.
Practical Tools
At some point, someone you care about is going to be struggling. You'll know something is wrong. You'll want to help. And then you'll have absolutely no idea what to do. This article is for that moment.
Practical Tools
The self-help industry is worth approximately $15 billion and contains roughly $14.5 billion worth of noise. This article is an attempt to identify what's left. There is a version of self-help that involves getting up at 5, journaling for forty-five minutes, meditating, cold-showering, and visualising your best