Arthur Conan Doyle, writer of Sherlock Holmes and a doctor to boot, is often considered to be one of the smartest men of his time. He was a man who, at least through his writing of Sherlock Holmes, demonstrated a significant grasp of critical thinking and rational reasoning. Nonetheless, he…

What sort of thinker are you? If you describe yourself as left brain instead of logical, analytical, or rational, or right brain, instead of creative, intuitive, or emotional then you’ve fallen for a long held, but completely erroneous neuromyth — the myth of hemispheric dominance. This myth, which is sometimes…

There is a reason why no productivity app ever suggests multitasking as a way to increase productivity. Our brains are not designed to multitask, even though our minds seem to frequently make the attempt. …

By Sharlene Zeederberg Recently I wrote an article on the myth of hemispheric dominance. This is the erroneous, yet oft cited claim that how you think, and who you are, relates to one side of your brain being more dominant than the other. Despite the overwhelming evidence that this is…

The sunrise this morning takes my breath away. It’s a sliver of light against the backdrop of night’s dark cloak; a palette of pinks and oranges painted across the horizon, broken in two by a strip of bruised purple coastal clouds. The world is asleep beneath its waking. …

It’s home time. I’m taking the red eye from Perth to Sydney, which leaves at the rather uncivilised hour of 5 minutes to midnight. I’m rounding off this rather spontaneous trip with a rather spontaneous glass of white. I haven’t done spontaneous for a while. I think I used to…

Current-me is having a ball. Well, sort of. With Sydney thrust back into lock down, Current-me has thrown all care to the wind. It least as it relates to wine and chocolate every night. Last week we had Gin and Tonics every single day of the week. Scandalous! Future-me is…

In an effort at mindfulness this strange and unsettling year, I took to photographing little sprouts of joy wherever I could. In spring, this meant a lot of brilliantly coloured flowers filled the lens of my iphone, my Instagram feed and my perceptual field. Using attention wisely and deliberately (which…

A brash, bold and alarming headline the other day read something along the lines of “20% of Australians to refuse jab”. Of course, data being what it is, they could equally have presented the exact same information like this: “80% of Australians happy to get jab”. Notice how the same…