Julian

What a year it’s been for all of us. This post is not an attempt to regurgitate some positive spin around the ongoing pandemic. It’s been an undeniably difficult time for most, and life-altering for many. It’s also been a… Read More »2020 Review and Looking Ahead

I’m currently at a career junction. Thinking about which medical speciality to select has made me reflect on the process of ‘doing something very similar for a long period of time’. This article argues for the value in practicing something… Read More »Thoughts on the Value of Craftsmanship

I just finished Atul Gawande’s ‘Better’, and some words from the final few pages prompted me to open the laptop: Write something. I do not mean this to be an intimidating suggestion. It makes no difference whether you write five… Read More »2020

Having boarded the aircraft to behaviour change land in part I, we’ve already caught a bird’s eye view of why behaviour matters, the two broad systems of consciousness involved, and a brief, tentative stab at some of the neuroscience underpinning… Read More »Behaviour Change: The Default Operating System – Personality (Part II)

I bloody love pancakes. This was a typical breakfast for me when vacationing through California a few years ago. Pancakes, maple syrup, bacon, eggs….copy and paste every day. I loved it. But I KNEW I was taking the piss a… Read More »Pulling the Trigger of Behaviour Change: an Introduction (Part I)