Tag: Psychology
motives in exploration – science or discovery?
With one foot out the door on a next expedition – this one highly scientifically driven as we search for novel fluorescent proteins on deep coral reefs – my wheels are spinning on over drive to consider the next move. As with any business, you gotta be thinking at least three steps ahead so as…
Read Moremental health & ‘fitness to dive’
Fall 2011’s Alert Diver Magazine features a piece entitled ‘Psychiatric Fitness to Dive’, authored by Adam Roth MD. I was pleasantly surprised to find the article, as the issue of mental health is a critical one with regard to not only overall ‘fitness to dive’, but also day to day decision making by the individual…
Read Morecheap ideas and the soloist’s dilemma
Five thousand four hundred and thirty is the number of files I came to discover today while backing up my computer. This is not the mish mash from days past – old projects, images, archived information – these are the current workings in my personal day to day system. My intent today was to do a…
Read More9 Steps to Work Less and Do More | a review
Is it really that easy? Frankly yes, once you break down how and where time is so very easily wasted. Stever Robbins’ new book ‘9 Steps to Work Less and Do More’ does exactly that – takes what we should all so very easily be able to manage (our time), and presents us all with…
Read MoreBelief Systems and ‘Pyramidiots’
Our whole lives are built upon belief systems that provide the framework for hopes and dreams. Even here in America, where religious traditions are progressively moving to the wayside, children hold onto the promise that comes with tooth fairies, Easter bunnies, and Santa Claus. And this is a good thing. Without something to look forward…
Read More‘seeing’ is believing
After spending a long-awaited day working in relatively clear water, as opposed to the mud holes typically encountered in the wild and wet world of commercial diving, I am inclined to again address the topic of visibility underwater and its effects on performance. Quite frankly, it’s all so very easy when you can see what…
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