The Importance Of Teaching Validity — As anyone who has studied the quality assessment of anything is well aware, whether you are an educator or a scientist, a coach or an engineer, you know that there are two important qualities of any assessment: Reliability Validity This article is primarily concerned with why it is important to…

Or, I Failed So Many Times At Uni And I’m Still Here Today — My future is inextricably woven together with my past. But only my present determines what will happen next. University made my hand blue. The smooth gloss of the exam paper slowed the soaking of ink into its fibres and my hand would glide over that ink and come away blue…

Why The Greatest Showman Is Such A Great Story — In case you haven’t caught up with the sensation that was The Greatest Showman, I first of all invite you to disappear for a couple of hours and watch it — you’re bound to have a friend or family member who’s bought it, or perhaps you can rent it from…

Simple Physical Exercise Workout to Do Between Paragraphs — You may not be the same as me, but when I get into writing mode, I become focused. I mean focused. I also don’t move. I sit there and type. The body, though, it’s made to move. It wants to move, and I want to move it, but it’s so…

1. — Waves break against a lonely cliff. Here the dark of night is deep. Moonlight, like a timid child, scatters over the cresting waves. A single, rounded coracle navigates rocky waters. A single, shivering body holds on for life, cowering beneath its woollen cowl. Winds of ice and sleet streak down. Slivers slice the skin. Eyes clench shut, teeth clamp down. Morning breaks and the weather stays the same. More sleet, more wind and more ice.

It’s not really deep breathing — It’s common to hear people talk about this idea of mindful breathing, at least in the circles I move in. Often, it’s connected to managing anxiety, stress and related things. I often read or hear people saying things like, “Practise your mindful breathing,” and I think to myself, “Yes! What…

Look Good Doing It. — Some years ago I came up with a broad overview of the elements of a fight, of the things that are most important when you’re engaged in a combat sport of some sort. These became known as The Three Rules. They’re nothing all that new but I’d never heard anyone…

The Case Of The Splitting Pants — It was some time after dawn that I summited the peak. The sun made its weakened petition for the morning ice to disband but to no avail. The concrete jungle slept, save for the occasional four wheeled beast that rolled along its well worn paths. Fortunately, this path also was…

In this short series of articles, I will articulate my own experiences with the VIA Character Strengths survey results. I look at my signature strengths and how they impact my life on a daily basis and on into the future. Here’s the first one. Spirituality I grew up in a family…