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Ian H Robertson

@ianhrobertson.bsky.social
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Neuropsychologist of everyday life. Using mind to shape brain. Scientist and writer. Recent books How Confidence Works and The Winner Effect.

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Ian H Robertson @ianhrobertson.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
This new year, embrace boredom as a temporary relief from mental slavery www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
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This new year, embrace boredom as a temporary relief from mental slavery
We have to learn to scroll better. Not through our phones, but through our minds and our emotions
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Ian H Robertson @ianhrobertson.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Want to crack the formula for happiness at Christmas? Don’t argue with your aunt www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
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Ian Robertson: There’s a formula for happiness at Christmas. Step one: don’t argue with your aunt
How to survive the season of joy and goodwill to all – according to a neuropsychologist’s advice
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TCD School of Psychology @tcdpsychology.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Prof. Ian Robertson, Fellow Emeritus, School of Psychology, weighs in on AI on RTÉ's Primetime. The clip begins at 22:50. www.rte.ie/player/serie... #AI #Brain #Psychology #Neuroscience #MEG #TrinityCollegeDublin #dangersofai @ianhrobertson.bsky.social @trinityneuro.bsky.social
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Ian H Robertson @ianhrobertson.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
Presidency an opportunity to reinforce values crucial to the survival of our democracy www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
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Opinion: Irish presidency an opportunity to reinforce values crucial to the survival of our democracy
Candidates campaigning on particular political issues is a terrible idea and threatens the essence of the power of the president
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Ian H Robertson @ianhrobertson.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Prof Ian Robertson: ‘My father was more like a brother, and my brother was more like a father’ www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...
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Prof Ian Robertson: ‘My father was more like a brother, and my brother was more like a father’
The Trinity College Dublin emeritus professor of psychology reflects on family, Ireland and anger
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Ian H Robertson @ianhrobertson.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
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Neuropsychologist Ian Robertson: McIlroy’s reaction to double bogey was one of the strangest things at the Masters
Winning, as McIlroy is discovering, is like an amazing vaccine against negative evaluation - that’s why Oscar winners live longer than nominees
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Ian H Robertson @ianhrobertson.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
I enjoyed talking with Dan Harris about Confidence podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id10...
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The Neuroscience of Confidence | Ian Robertson
Podcast Episode · 10% Happier with Dan Harris · 02/17/2025 · 1h 12m
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Ian H Robertson @ianhrobertson.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
My radio essay on the misery of the Christmas Day sea swim drive.google.com/file/d/11XQV...
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TB - Christmas Swim Essay V5_Stereo.wav
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Ian H Robertson @ianhrobertson.bsky.social · 01/01/2025
My advice for the New Year - how to thrive in an angry, unpredictable world www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
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A neuropsychologist’s view on how to thrive in an angry, unpredictable world
All emotions serve an evolutionary purpose — the key is not to hide from anger, but to harness it productively
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Ian H Robertson @ianhrobertson.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Hard to believe that the universe isn’t conscious, when you see this
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