George Kelly- Psychological Theorist
Travis Hill @ RightThought.net on September 1st, 2009
One of the most influential psychological theorists you have probably never heard of. George Kelly, developer of Personal Construct Theory.
Student’s Request for Help on Assignments from Professionals
This post is specifically geared towards those students who ask professionals for help or information for their paper/assignment for school.
I often get requests from students who are asking for information to be included in an assignment for school. My expectations are simple: send a copy of the intent of the paper, the questions, the [...]
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The Cat Doesn’t Care… Why Should You?
Travis Hill @ RightThought.net on April 13th, 2009
A metaphor I use in anger management is this, “If someone calls you an ass, you get angry. But if someone calls you an ass in a language you don’t know, the worst you feel is confused, because you have no idea what they’re saying. What’s changed here? The only thing that has changed is your perception.” You get angry based on what your definition of an ass is, that’s all.
The cat doesn’t care if you call it an ass… why should you.
“Keep It Simple” Desktop
Travis Hill @ RightThought.net on March 31st, 2009
It’s Springtime, which for many people means Spring cleaning. This extends itself from our homes to our cars to our workspaces. I am a big believer that not only should we keep things simple and basic around us, but we should keep it tidy. For me, this includes the computer desktop.
I know a lot of folks who keep every file and folder right on there desktop, but I just see this as clutter. It also gives me a great glimpse into how their mind works… 
I recently cleaned up my desktop (for work and home), and went with a simple Zen theme.
You can find all you need to make your own:
Yoritsuki Icons: http://vistaicons.wordpress.com/2008/05/04/yoritsuki-icons/
Bamboo wallpaper: http://missnysha.deviantart.com/
Clock and calendar: Rainmeter- http://code.google.com/p/rainmeter/ with the Enigma theme: http://lifehacker.com/5158878/enigma-desktop-20-released-adds-installer-widget-manager-and-templates
So where do I keep all of my files and applications? In the dock. Oh, you don’t see it? How about now?
I keep the dock below the screen until I need it. Yes, you can have a dock for Windows, just like a Mac. It’s called ObjectDock: http://www.stardock.com/products/objectdock/
Enjoy, and good luck with the Spring cleaning!
Kaizen
Travis Hill @ RightThought.net on March 23rd, 2009
Kaizen (Japanese for “improvement”, or more literally, “good change”).
Kaizen is the idea that of making small, incremental improvements. This is done to for many reasons, but mostly to prevent the large swings in progress and withdrawing that so many of us are accustomed to. Kaizen was implemented as a workforce productivity tool to help workers keep a consistent pace in the forward movement of a company. However, this concept has been carried over into personal development as well. The method has been used by Toyota, Anthony Robbins, and Six Sigma.
This idea keeps us focused, balanced, and in control of our emotions, as it prevents us from becoming to excited about progress or sad/angry over drawbacks. It prevents us from rushing into things and taking a more rational, non-attached look at problems in order to gain better perspective.
*in order to keep the idea of kaizen in my mind, I have a personal journal with the japanese kanji for kaizen on the front
About Right Thought
Travis Hill is a Licensed Professional Counselor and mental coach in Memphis, TN (www.hillcounseling.com). Right Thought will be a way for people to learn about a variety of issues in psychology, psychotherapy, coaching, and lifestyle design. Some of the posts will be informative, some will be fun, but mostly it will be about the application of psychology and learning to my life and sharing that with people.
