Ian H Robertson

This new year, embrace boredom as a temporary relief from mental slavery We have to learn to scroll better. Not through our phones, but through our minds and our emotions

This new year, embrace boredom as a temporary relief from mental slavery

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Ian Robertson: There’s a formula for happiness at Christmas. Step one: don’t argue with your aunt How to survive the season of joy and goodwill to all – according to a neuropsychologist’s advice

Want to crack the formula for happiness at Christmas? Don’t argue with your aunt

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Prof. Ian Robertson, Fellow Emeritus, School of Psychology, weighs in on AI on RTÉ's Primetime. The clip begins at 22:50.

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Opinion: Irish presidency an opportunity to reinforce values crucial to the survival of our democracy Candidates campaigning on particular political issues is a terrible idea and threatens the essence of the power of the president

Presidency an opportunity to reinforce values crucial to the survival of our democracy

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Prof Ian Robertson: ‘My father was more like a brother, and my brother was more like a father’ The Trinity College Dublin emeritus professor of psychology reflects on family, Ireland and anger

Prof Ian Robertson: ‘My father was more like a brother, and my brother was more like a father’

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Neuropsychologist Ian Robertson: McIlroy’s reaction to double bogey was one of the strangest things at the Masters Winning, as McIlroy is discovering, is like an amazing vaccine against negative evaluation - that’s why Oscar winners live longer than nominees

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The Neuroscience of Confidence | Ian Robertson Podcast Episode · 10% Happier with Dan Harris · 02/17/2025 · 1h 12m

I enjoyed talking with Dan Harris about Confidence

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My radio essay on the misery of the Christmas Day sea swim drive.google.com/file/d/11XQV...

A neuropsychologist’s view on how to thrive in an angry, unpredictable world All emotions serve an evolutionary purpose — the key is not to hide from anger, but to harness it productively

My advice for the New Year - how to thrive in an angry, unpredictable world

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Hard to believe that the universe isn’t conscious, when you see this