by Ralph Lewis | Jan 29, 2018 | Uncategorised
Lawrence was a university student who came to see me for a psychiatric consultation for depression that had been affecting his academic and social functioning for a couple of years[i]. He was finding it hard to motivate himself. He was a highly intelligent,...
by Ralph Lewis | Dec 20, 2017 | Uncategorised
Andrew’s life was going nowhere i. He never seemed motivated about school. Actually, he didn’t seem motivated about anything, except video games, which he played for many hours a day, often getting to bed far too late as a result. He was now starting Grade 11, and...
by Ralph Lewis | Sep 13, 2017 | Uncategorised
“For some of our most important beliefs we have no evidence at all, except that people we love and trust hold these beliefs. Considering how little we know, the confidence we have in our beliefs is preposterous—and it is also essential.” 2002 Nobel Laureate Daniel...
by CSR Media | Aug 21, 2017 | Uncategorised
We all want to have a strong sense of purpose. What generates this purposefulness? Undoubtedly a vast and complex array of psychological and social factors shape it. But fundamentally all of these factors are mediated by motivational and reward circuitry in the brain,...
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