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Ian H Robertson
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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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This new year, embrace boredom as a temporary relief from mental slavery

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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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January 1, 2026 at 9:16 AM
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Want to crack the formula for happiness at Christmas? Don’t argue with your aunt

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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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December 23, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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Prof. Ian Robertson, Fellow Emeritus, School of Psychology, weighs in on AI on RTÉ's Primetime. The clip begins at 22:50.

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November 13, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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Presidency an opportunity to reinforce values crucial to the survival of our democracy

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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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August 9, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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Prof Ian Robertson: ‘My father was more like a brother, and my brother was more like a father’

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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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June 14, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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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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April 15, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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I enjoyed talking with Dan Harris about Confidence

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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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February 22, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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My radio essay on the misery of the Christmas Day sea swim drive.google.com/file/d/11XQV...
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January 4, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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My advice for the New Year - how to thrive in an angry, unpredictable world

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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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January 1, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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Hard to believe that the universe isn’t conscious, when you see this
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The Helix Nebula
November 25, 2024 at 7:28 PM