Author: Greta

People can be capable, responsible and intelligent while still navigating uncertainty. It took me an embarrassingly long time to understand that. The Myth of Fully Functioning Adults When I was younger, I remember watching my parents with quiet admiration. They seemed to know what to do when things went wrong. Unexpected bills appeared, plans shifted,…

It is tempting to treat personal growth like a DIY project. Wake up earlier. Exercise more. Tidy your workspace. Rearrange your socks. Behavioural science sometimes makes it sound almost like adjusting a thermostat. In a recent module, I noticed how context, defaults, and tiny nudges can shape actions. People save more when enrolment is automatic….

We say it without thinking: “I’m fine, thanks.”And most of the time, no one asks a second question. I am usually the strong one. No one checks the strong one. Saying it keeps the quiet chaos inside from spilling over, saves energy for the hours ahead, and prevents the mini-tornado in my brain from terrorising…

I didn’t stop because I wanted to. I stopped because a small combination of clumsiness, absent-mindedness, and poor timing knocked me clean out of my usual rhythm and left me horizontal for several days, staring at the ceiling like someone who had clearly upset the universe. This is not my preferred operating mode. I am…

This blog did not come about because I suddenly found myself with time to spare. Quite the opposite, in fact. Life, lately, has been busy in the full, slightly relentless, adult sense of the word. Deadlines, commitments, responsibilities, and the low-level hum of things that need doing. The sort of busy that leaves little room…