{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Micro.blog - Dr. Richard A. MacKinnon","home_page_url":"https://micro.blog","feed_url":"https://micro.blog/posts/DrWorkPsych","_microblog":{"about":"https://micro.blog/about/api","id":"1446411","username":"DrWorkPsych","bio":"I'm a Chartered Psychologist and Coach based in London. I support clients with their productivity, wellbeing and interpersonal effectiveness. Founder of WorkLifePsych. Host of the 'My Pocket Psych' podcast. ","pronouns":"he/him","is_following":false,"is_you":false,"following_count":4,"discover_count":0},"author":{"name":"Dr. Richard A. MacKinnon","url":"https://drworkpsych.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2023/30/1446411.jpg"},"items":[{"id":"22904729","content_html":"\"MPP\n\n

The latest episode of my podcast is all about calendars:

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A valuable tool when it comes to planning and productivity, but if mis-used, a source of overwhelm and stress.

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You can find Ep 143 of ‘My Pocket Psych’ wherever you get your podcasts or direct from worklifepsych.com.

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Wellbeing in Singapore: drworkpsych.com

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Earlier this month, I took a week out for a personal retreat.

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Let’s start with the basics. When discussing it with my coaching clients, I frame it as an intentional stepping back from the daily and weekly routine, to examine life from a more strategic perspective. Dropping the todo list and asking the bigger questions about work, life, relationships and the future.

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You can read the whole post here.

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🎥 My latest YouTube video is about the stories we tell ourselves when we’re trying to rationalise our procrastination.

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We procrastinate when we irrationally delay action - with meaningful consequences as a result. Rather than viewing this as a form of laziness or a moral failing, it’s more useful to see it for what it is: a form of coping that’s rooted in avoidance.

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You can watch the video here.

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The latest episode of my podcast focuses on some simple ways to beat Procrastination.

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It’s important not to view your procrastination as simply laziness or a fundamental moral failing. Procrastination is a way of coping with discomfort where the emphasis is on avoidance. And we all know – if we’re honest with ourselves – that avoidance just piles up problems for the future.

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You can listen to Ep142 of ‘My Pocket Psych’ wherever you get your podcasts, or direct from https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/142.

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Thanks for listening!

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The latest episode of my podcast is all about Procrastination, and how we trip ourselves up by buying into unhelpful mental ‘stories’.

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In the latest episode of the podcast, I take a look at the common stories we tell ourselves when we’re procrastinating and explore the whole concept from another perspective. Instead of a form of laziness or some kind of moral failing, procrastination is simply a coping strategy centred on avoidance.

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🎧 You can listen to Ep 141 of ‘My Pocket Psych’ wherever you get your podcasts or stream direct from my website.

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The latest post on the WorkLifePsych blog is all about the common myths about workplace loneliness.

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It starts by busting the myth that being alone is the same as feeling lonely.

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We experience loneliness when we reflect on whether our needs for connection with others are being met. This means we can feel lonely, even when we’re surrounded by others, when we don’t feel there’s a depth or meaning to our connection. We could experience loneliness every day at work, surrounded by colleagues, when we don’t think we can connect deeply enough with them.

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You can read the full post here.

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🎥 Always nice to see I’ve picked up a new subscriber on the YouTube channel.

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Most people choose to remain anonymous when subscribing, but whoever you are, thanks for joining the channel and I hope you find the content I’ve created useful!

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Started my working day by slipping on some rainwater in the lobby and falling in a way that can only be described as ‘Buster Keaton meets modern dance’.

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I’m fine - my pride took the bigger knock. And of course, the day can only get better. Right?

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