Why did I get interested in mental fitness?
Readers of this blog might be aware that I am writing regularly on the topic of mental fitness. If you’ll excuse me a short diversion, […]
Random Gareth Pontifications
Mental Health Week - a few reflections
This post is one of a small series of posts that went ‘behind the scenes’ of Mental Health Week 2019 (MHW2019). The others included early […]
Some musings about time management and prioritisation
A student who regularly tunes into the blog sent me this interesting question/comment. ‘hi Dr G, Sunday musings about urgent and/or important work and wondering […]
The election got me thinking about another area of mental fitness
So the 2019 Australian Federal Election just happened. If the outcome was to your liking, then congratulations 🙂 If it was not, then commiserations 🙁 […]
The challenges of self-discipline
Self-discipline or self-control is being able to exert control over one’s behaviour and do this consistently and reliably over time. It is central to being […]
Students at the ASMS challenged me with some excellent questions
Located on the Bedford Park Campus of Flinders University is the Australian Science & Mathematics School – https://www.asms.sa.edu.au/ – a senior secondary school (years 10, […]
The Ten Things I wish I had said to the First Year Tourism Students
Yesterday I gave a presentation to first-year Tourism and Events students. And I totally ballsed it up! My apologies to the students and to the […]
Update on my mindfulness practice
I started regular mindfulness meditation back in September 2018. I wrote about it in a blog post. I then provided an update to that in […]
Some days you just have to accept that you are flailing around like an idio...
I spend my days writing and talking about wellbeing and productivity. That is my job. Today I had neither. I was in a crappy mood […]
I've had a great time meeting new students
Howdy! I did a couple of stints on the Health, Counselling and Disability Services stall at orientation over the past couple of days. We were […]
Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
Just a quick note from me (Gareth) to wish all readers a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. I hope you have a safe, enjoyable […]