Bruce Wilson Ph.D.

About

Bruce Wilson, Ph.D. has been a psychologist in private practice in Australia and New Zealand since 1993. He is currently in private practice at Mind Health Care in Geelong. and is a former lecturer at the University of New South Wales. He has worked and lectured in Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, New Zealand, and the US. Wilson has more than 100 published articles in his varied areas of interest, from handheld computers in the 90's to where we go from here in 2022.

Recent Posts

What is a Vicarious Identity?

When ontological security is low, social media encourages those threatened individuals to make fantasy a replacement identity for their real identity.

A Prosthesis for the Mind

“Continuous partial attention is an automatic process motivated only by ‘a desire to be a live node on the network’ or by the willingness to connect and stay connected."

The Hold of the Old

“We cannot become what we want by remaining what we are.” -Max Dupree

Secrecy and Privacy

Resolving secrecy in games and literature expands our minds to new awarenesses and discoveries.

Hatred: Our Negative Moral Appraisals

Differences in ideologies around the globe are fuelling massive hatred, which is mainly derived from ignorance and bias.

Overcoming Lethargy

”Must do” lists can take you out of balance and on the way toward lethargy and listlessness.

Offence Mechanisms in Relationships

Like any zero-sum outcome, someone always loses even if someone wins temporarily.

There Is No Need to Define Yourself

Maybe the more successful outcomes that have been credited to people who self-define themselves in a more positive light are just more successful because they are more positive.

Profanity: A Cost-Benefit Analysis

Whatever the level of profanity, whether aggressive, hurtful, or demeaning, which may not be intentional, the impact is still real.

People Talking Without Speaking

Personal Perspective: A loss of intimacy is the real risk of a future techno world of communication without communion.