There Are So Many Ways to Invest in Your Mental Health
There are dozens of ways to support your mental health—and many of them are simple, everyday actions backed by science. I hypothesise that when the average […]
Archive Tag: habits
Write for Better U – Share Your Insights on Wellbeing
Got insights, experiences, or events that support wellbeing? Share them through Better U and help inspire a healthier, more connected Flinders community. We want to grow […]
Losing Focus? You're Not Alone—And Here's How to Get It Back
Tired of digital distractions hijacking your focus? This post explores the reasons behind our shrinking attention spans and offers practical strategies to reclaim your concentration and […]
Building New Habits - Habit Hacks
Making progress towards any of our goals typically involves developing new habits and routines. Given how difficult it can be to develop new habits, sometimes you […]
When Insights Make Sense but Action Feels Overwhelming
Read this if you want to get to the end of a self-care article and NOT feel like you need to do anything. I recently read […]
Life Hacks Drop-in Sessions 2025
Practical tools, techniques and strategies will be discussed with your fellow students to improve both your wellbeing and academic performance! When: Weekly every Wednesday 2:00pm – […]
Happy New Year Flinders Community - Welcome to 2024
I’m sitting, looking out my office window, with the year ahead of me. I am slowly seeing the campus come back to life and wanted to […]
A bonanza of wellbeing links - Issue 5
I come across way more cool wellbeing-related content than I can possibly cover here on the blog, so I’m doing the occasional ‘linkfest’ of stuff I’ve […]
The small things you do on a daily basis can positively influence your ment...
If you’ve heard me speak on the topic of mental health, you know I talk a lot about mentally healthy habits. A recent piece of research […]
Apps to provide random reminders
Our phones can be great tools for supporting our efforts to introduce new behaviours into our life. Apps that provide random reminders are hard to find, […]
12 habits to balance wellbeing and productivity
Teaching is a great way to refine one’s thoughts on a topic. As my thoughts on wellbeing and productivity topics gain clarity, I am increasingly sharing […]
A look at how I structure my days for productivity (with ideas you might fi...
Overview: During your time at university, you will pick up work and productivity habits that you will carry through with you into your career. Some of […]
Building a Good Vibes Plan/ Habits Introductory Session
If you’ve landed on this post, it means you either noticed it in the HCDS Newsletter, found our Good Vibes Experiment/ Be Well bookmark and […]
Atomic habits by James Clear: review (kinda)
I am just in the final stages of reading Atomic Habits by James Clear. This is a book I’ve been intending to read for quite […]
Tiny Habits for positivity and wellness
Those who have heard me talk on habit formation and wellbeing might be aware that I am a fan of the Tiny Habits model, developed […]