In notebook, psychology, quotes on 18 January 2012 with Comments Off
“Contempt is the weapon of the weak and a defence against one’s own despised and unwanted feelings. And the fountainhead of all contempt, all discrimination, is the more or less conscious, uncontrolled and secret exercise of power over the child by the adult, which is tolerated by society (except in the case of murder or [...]
In notebook, psychology, solutions on 16 August 2010 with 1 comment
“I’ve avoided most addictions, but the Internet got me because it became addictive while I was using it.” Paul Graham [1] “Doctor, doctor I need a break from The Internets” is often a chant that rings around my head. On some days I’m overwhelmed and struggle to concentrate on the important things. My mind a [...]
In notebook, psychology on 9 February 2010 with 1 comment
I love these examples of handling different behaviours in children. As designers preoccupied with a user’s experience of the world around them and the contents of it, I think that we can learn a great deal from these excerpts from the British Journal of Play Therapy Volume 5, Winter 2009. At present, the pamphlet is [...]