The role of perception and attitude in stress management.

Monday, October 11th, 2010

photo credit: puroticorico In 1987 I made my first visit to Chicago. One day I had to catch a train to Hinsdale, an outer suburb of Chicago. The train left from the Chicago Union Station. I walked to a street near the station but couldn’t locate the main entrance. As I was walking down the [...]

The Dolphin Stress Test

Friday, December 12th, 2008

Apparently the image on the right was used at a Medical Centre to determine stress levels. If you don’t see the two dolphins you could be experiencing high stress levels! Please take this advice with a cup of salt water.  However it is worth noting that what you see depends on where you look. It [...]

The Three-Eye Theory of Stress Management.

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

We see the world with two eyes but an inner eye processes the input.  I call the inner eye perception. Eye witness accounts of the same event can produce different explanations.  Andrew Roberts, a lecturer in law at Leeds University provides an excellent example. In 1969 eight witnesses identified Laszlo Virag of stealing from parking [...]