My name is Dr Lucie Corcoran. I am a lecturer and researcher in the field of Psychology. My blogs cover a broad range of themes and topics relating to Psychology.
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Desert Island books It was my birthday in March and my husband bought me a book case for the living room. I had been talking about getting a book case for some time. If there is one thing the past year has given me (and many of us) it's plenty of time to contemplate the big and small questions in life. One of the quandaries that keeps returning to me in different ways is the question of how to live best. By this I mean, in this short time on earth, how should I spend my time and energy. This simple (not easy) question has taken me down many, many avenues - how should I eat, work, sleep, exercise, purchase, connect spiritually, seek pleasure, nurture my relationships? What in my life needs more nourishment and what needs to move to the metaphorical scrapheap? Or literal scrap heap? Or charity shop? There is a great pleasure in packing up all the material things accumulated hastily and thoughtlessly and removing them from one's living space. The trick is not to fill up t...
Why do you read? When I was asked by a friend recently what books I’d take to a desert island, I hadn’t a clue how to answer ... I immediately began listing my favourite books, the ones I’d be willing to read again and again, until I started thinking what else (other than entertainment) I would need if I were marooned. Looking for answers, I asked my partner - who has a serious book addiction - why he reads. It’s something that apparently keeps him up at night, but he’s never found an answer. That doesn’t stop him from reading and accumulating books - when we moved in together a good 80% of what he brought to our first house was books, they’ve multiplied over the years stacked on windowsills blocking out sunshine, stuffed under the bed, and in boxes in the attic. And he’s no idea why he reads. I was more surprised to find that I couldn’t answer the question either. It was harder to answer than what books I’d bring to that island,...
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