Donald Robertson

Anxiety and depression are self-blaming emotions, right? So people that are anxious or depressed tend to seek self-help or therapy. But angry people don't seek therapy, typically. Because if I'm really angry, Chris, I think you need therapy, buddy, not me. Right. So angry people avoid self-help.

Anxiety and depression are self-blaming emotions, right? So people that are anxious or depressed tend to seek self-help or therapy. But angry people don't seek therapy, typically. Because if I'm really angry, Chris, I think you need therapy, buddy, not me. Right. So angry people avoid self-help.

So, you know, that's why you could go online and you see kind of self-improvement communities like the Manosphere, for example, in some cases. And there seem to be a lot of really angry people. Yet they're talking about self-improvement. I don't know if you noticed that.

So, you know, that's why you could go online and you see kind of self-improvement communities like the Manosphere, for example, in some cases. And there seem to be a lot of really angry people. Yet they're talking about self-improvement. I don't know if you noticed that.

So, you know, that's why you could go online and you see kind of self-improvement communities like the Manosphere, for example, in some cases. And there seem to be a lot of really angry people. Yet they're talking about self-improvement. I don't know if you noticed that.

You know if you read the comments on YouTube videos and things like that. Angry people.

You know if you read the comments on YouTube videos and things like that. Angry people.

You know if you read the comments on YouTube videos and things like that. Angry people.

Well, they can find me on Substack. That's probably where I mainly put stuff. And my website is just donaldrobertson.name. And then, yeah, if they look me up online, I'm involved with two non-profits. One's the Modern Stoicism Organization, which is running Stoic Week at the moment.

Well, they can find me on Substack. That's probably where I mainly put stuff. And my website is just donaldrobertson.name. And then, yeah, if they look me up online, I'm involved with two non-profits. One's the Modern Stoicism Organization, which is running Stoic Week at the moment.

Well, they can find me on Substack. That's probably where I mainly put stuff. And my website is just donaldrobertson.name. And then, yeah, if they look me up online, I'm involved with two non-profits. One's the Modern Stoicism Organization, which is running Stoic Week at the moment.

And then the other one is a charity or nonprofit that we founded in Greece called the Plato's Academy Center, where we're trying to raise funds to create a conference center adjacent to the original location of Plato's Academy. So those are the two things I'm interested in. People want to check those out as well. I need to give them a bit of a plug, Chris.

And then the other one is a charity or nonprofit that we founded in Greece called the Plato's Academy Center, where we're trying to raise funds to create a conference center adjacent to the original location of Plato's Academy. So those are the two things I'm interested in. People want to check those out as well. I need to give them a bit of a plug, Chris.

And then the other one is a charity or nonprofit that we founded in Greece called the Plato's Academy Center, where we're trying to raise funds to create a conference center adjacent to the original location of Plato's Academy. So those are the two things I'm interested in. People want to check those out as well. I need to give them a bit of a plug, Chris.

but uh it's always you know absolute pleasure because you're exactly you know when i'm writing books it's kind of guys like you that i kind of imagine reading them you know like i can see how passionate you are about these subjects and you know like i i hope that i it's it's reassuring to me that you find this stuff interesting

but uh it's always you know absolute pleasure because you're exactly you know when i'm writing books it's kind of guys like you that i kind of imagine reading them you know like i can see how passionate you are about these subjects and you know like i i hope that i it's it's reassuring to me that you find this stuff interesting

but uh it's always you know absolute pleasure because you're exactly you know when i'm writing books it's kind of guys like you that i kind of imagine reading them you know like i can see how passionate you are about these subjects and you know like i i hope that i it's it's reassuring to me that you find this stuff interesting

My specialism was always, I used to train therapists and I would always say that I was a techniques guy. So I was really interested in classifying different psychological techniques and comparing them and training. We used to train people and gather data and all of these scripted exercises that we had. So I love teaching people.

My specialism was always, I used to train therapists and I would always say that I was a techniques guy. So I was really interested in classifying different psychological techniques and comparing them and training. We used to train people and gather data and all of these scripted exercises that we had. So I love teaching people.

My specialism was always, I used to train therapists and I would always say that I was a techniques guy. So I was really interested in classifying different psychological techniques and comparing them and training. We used to train people and gather data and all of these scripted exercises that we had. So I love teaching people.