A newsletter that uses humor and everyday scenarios to explain cognitive biases and psychology concepts such as the spotlight effect and self-serving bias. Each issue is a listicle-style essay linking pop psychology and philosophy references to relatable life regrets, habits and relationships.
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A weekly newsletter that explains one mental model per issue through a detailed historical story, then ties it to creative work. Issues cover topics such as hostile attribution bias, design thinking and the Gestalt law of closure.
Donald J. Robertson, a cognitive-behavioural therapist, explains Stoic philosophy and its practical psychological techniques, drawing on primary sources such as Seneca, Marcus Aurelius and Musonius Rufus. Issues combine close reading of ancient texts with comparisons to modern CBT, plus guided exercises and worksheets for paid subscribers.
A Substack publication featuring essays and guest posts on philosophical, critical and scientific debates in psychiatry, psychotherapy and psychoanalysis. Readers get first-person accounts of lived experience, clinical reflections and scholarly commentary on how care, medication and moral values intersect with mental health practice.
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