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The gist: Grant’s Razor, The Bowlby Conjecture, 4ᴀᴍ Friends, Peer Support Groups (PSGs)

These key ideas set the foundation for all of my thoughts on mental health, well-being, and the importance of healthy relationships.

Apr 4, 2023

The gist: Grant’s Razor, The Bowlby Conjecture, 4ᴀᴍ Friends, Peer Support Groups (PSGs)

Apr 4, 2023

On Suicide

TL;DR If you are thinking about suicide, please talk to someone. It works. (Call or text 988 in the USA.)

Feb 26

On Suicide

Feb 26

An open letter to students on mental health

This was originally published in the Palo Alto Weekly on May 20, 2023.

May 21, 2023

May 21, 2023

The Timeless Conversation

a poem by Dave Cortright

Apr 21, 2023

The Timeless Conversation

Apr 21, 2023

My experience recovering from depression

In order to talk about depression, we need to first talk about emotions in general. Why do we have emotions? What is their purpose?

Apr 3, 2023

My experience recovering from depression

Apr 3, 2023

Anticreativity

We revere creativity in our culture. We praise children for having vast imaginations and we reward adults who craft the best art and…

Mar 4, 2023

Anticreativity

Mar 4, 2023

Author John Green on chronic mental illness

This is a partial transcript of this video embedded below. I encourage you to watch the 2-minute video; his performance really brings it to…

Feb 10, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_y4CACK-9g&t=61s

Feb 10, 2023

The Easterlin Paradox is explained by the Maslow Hypothesis

The Easterlin Paradox states that at a point in time, happiness varies directly with income—both among and within nations; But over time…

Nov 10, 2022

The Easterlin Paradox is explained by the Maslow Hypothesis

Nov 10, 2022

A lateral thinking perspective on mindfulness and meditation: “sensefulness” or “present sense”

Mindfulness is a misnomer*. The goal of mindfulness and meditation is to let go of thoughts of the past and the future—to be fully in the…

Nov 10, 2022

A lateral thinking perspective on mindfulness and meditation: “sensefulness” or “present sense”

Nov 10, 2022

Grant’s Razor: the only thing that truly matters in life are your relationships

The Harvard Study on Adult Development has been going on for nearly 100 years. It started following 268 Harvard University male graduates…

Nov 9, 2022

Grant’s Razor: the only thing that truly matters in life are your relationships

Nov 9, 2022

Dave Cortright

Dave Cortright

Professional coach, effective altruist, and audaciously optimistic about helping to fix the global mental health crisis. https://davecortright.com

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