Jon Reeves

This metaphor emerged in a session recently and I thought some folks might find it useful. And it's not just that relationships are as important as breathing (though perhaps they are). In the body there are voluntary functions and there are involuntary functions. Voluntary functions are those that we consciously choose to do, and involuntary functions are those we automatically do. Clapping your hands is voluntary. Your heartbeat is involuntary.  Interestingly, there are some functions that...

You might come to therapy to make a decision. Fair enough. Lots of people do.  This is a warning that it may not go the way you think. A lot of folks think that therapists are experts that help advise people on what they should do, perhaps because they’re experts in living (and unfortunately I think some therapists believe this about themselves). However, there are good reasons why good therapists usually don’t give advice. First, it’s much better for you to take responsibility for your own...

Algorithms are useful, but choose the right ones. Greedy algorithms are problem-solving approaches that choose the most locally optimal...