Distraction Therapy – Back to School Japan Style
This episode of Distraction Therapy shifts the point of view to Japan. The theme remains Back to School, but the mood becomes brighter, faster and […]
Distraction Therapy – Back to School
September brings a subtle change of rhythm. The light shifts, the air sharpens and routes which had loosened during summer begin to gather into patterns […]
Haruki Murakami’s The City and Its Uncertain Walls – Feeling, Thinking and the Divided Psyche
I have recently finished listening to Haruki Murakami’s The City and Its Uncertain Walls on Audible, largely while walking. This seems, in retrospect, to have […]
Galileo and the Making of a Mythical Hero
I recently posted on X about the Catholic Church’s role in the Galileo affair. Michal Paszkiewicz replied, helpfully pointing out that the history was more […]
Distraction Therapy – The Next Movement
Some journeys begin with a clear destination. Others begin with a face glimpsed through motion, a remembered voice, or the quiet sense that it is […]
Distraction Therapy – Use the Light While It’s Here
Summer asks something simple of us: don’t waste the light. That doesn’t mean booking a grand trip, filling every weekend or forcing ourselves to have fun. […]
When Kindness Becomes a Creed – Gender-Identity Policy, Virtue Signalling and Institutional Authority
Kindness begins with an encounter between imperfect people. It requires attentiveness to another person’s vulnerability, but also some awareness of one’s own partial understanding, mixed […]
Distraction Therapy – What If Getting Lost Isn’t Always a Mistake?
We spend a lot of time being encouraged to choose a destination, find the quickest route, and keep moving forwards. There’s comfort in having a […]
Looking Up – Julian Sahu on Photography, Memory and Making One Image Count
What changes when we stop scrolling and start looking? In this episode of Distraction Therapy, Rob Watson meets photographer Julian Sahu in the courtyard at Leicester’s […]
Before AI – Intuition, Belonging and the Shape of My Work
I recently asked an AI system to review a sample of my older writing and consider what it might reveal about my psychological orientation. There is […]